When Lisa was a child, her parents were negligent when it came to rewarding appropriate behavior and punishing inappropriate behavior. As a result, it is most likely that, as an adult, Lisa would display an

a) overdeveloped superego.
b) underdeveloped superego.
c) overdeveloped ego.
d) underdeveloped id.

Answer: b) underdeveloped superego.

Psychology

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