According to the _________ theory of gender, preschool children develop a sexual attraction to their opposite-sex parent, and then their anxiety about this sexual attraction leads to their identification with the same-sex parent.

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The psychoanalytic theory, particularly as proposed by Sigmund Freud, suggests that preschool children go through a phase where they develop a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent, known as the Oedipus complex for boys and the Electra complex for girls. This attraction leads to anxiety, which is resolved by the child identifying with the same-sex parent.

According to the _________ Theory of Gender, Preschool Children Develop