According to Freud, the major differences between males and females originate in the ______.

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According to Freud, the phallic stage (ages 3-6) is when children become aware of their own gender and develop sexual attraction to their opposite-sex parent and jealousy of their same-sex parent. This is where Freud believed the Oedipus complex and Electra complex occurred, which he suggested were responsible for the major differences between males and females.

According to Freud, the Major Differences Between Males and Females