According to Freud, the stage in which children develop a marked attachment to the parent of the opposite sex and become jealous of the same-sex parent is the phallic stage.

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This is correct according to Freud's theory of psychosexual development. In the phallic stage (ages 3-6), children become aware of their own gender and develop a strong attachment to the parent of the opposite sex (the Oedipus complex for boys and the Electra complex for girls), while also feeling jealous of the same-sex parent.

According to Freud, the Stage in Which Children Develop a Marked