According to Freud,a boy shifts to identifying with his father,taking on the father's gender role and acquiring the characteristics expected of males by society during the _____ stage of psychosexual development.

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During Freud's phallic stage (ages 3-6), a boy's attention is focused on his genitalia, and he experiences the Oedipus complex, which consists of feelings of love and desire for his mother and jealousy and hatred towards his father. However, the boy eventually resolves this conflict by identifying with his father, taking on his gender role, and acquiring the characteristics expected of males by society. This process is known as the process of identification.

According to Freud,a Boy Shifts to Identifying with His Father,taking