What's Going on in Your Professor's Head? Demonstrating the Id, Ego, and Superego

This article describes an in-class activity designed to demonstrate Freud's structural theory of the psyche, specifically the roles of the id, ego, and superego, as well as the interplay among them. Additionally, the activity visually illustrates Freud's ideas about the levels of conscious...

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Published inTeaching of psychology Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 51 - 54
Main Author Segrist, Dan J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2009
Routledge
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Class Activities
Classroom Techniques
Instructional Design
Instructional Effectiveness
Instructional Innovation
Personality Studies
Personality Theories
Psychology
Self Concept
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
Undergraduate Students
United States (Midwest)
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Summary:This article describes an in-class activity designed to demonstrate Freud's structural theory of the psyche, specifically the roles of the id, ego, and superego, as well as the interplay among them. Additionally, the activity visually illustrates Freud's ideas about the levels of consciousness associated with these 3 components. Pre–post quiz performance, evaluation data, and student comments demonstrate that students learned from and enjoyed the activity. Suggestions for modifications of this activity are also discussed.
ISSN:0098-6283
1532-8023
DOI:10.1080/00986280802529285