Mary is a baby and likes to put everything she touches into her mouth to suck on it or bite on it. According to Freud, she is in the ______ stage.

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the oral stage lasts from birth to 18 months, during which the infant's primary focus is on oral pleasure, such as sucking and biting. Therefore, Mary's behavior of putting things in her mouth is characteristic of the oral stage.

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