According to Freud, a moral conscience is formed during the _____ stage, with the emergence of the _____.

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the phallic stage (ages 3-6) is when the Oedipus complex occurs, and the superego begins to develop. The Oedipus complex involves a child's desire for their parent of the opposite sex and their concurrent rivalry with their same-sex parent, which leads to the internalization of societal expectations and norms and the development of a moral conscience, or the superego. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

According to Freud, a Moral Conscience Is Formed During the _____