According to Freud, children begin to identify with their same-sex parent in the _____ stage.
A) genital
B) phallic
C) latency
D) anal

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According to Freud's psychosexual stages, the phallic stage occurs from ages 3-6, in which children become aware of their own gender and develop unconscious sexual feelings for the opposite-sex parent (Oedipus complex or Electra complex). They also begin to identify with and emulate behaviors of their same-sex parent, which leads to the formation of gender identity.

According to Freud, Children Begin to Identify with Their Same-Sex