Four-year-old John is very competitive with his father in trying to gain more attention from his mother.Freud would have suggested that John is going through the ________ stage of development.
A) phallic
B) latency
C) anal
D) oral

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the phallic stage (ages 3-6) is characterized by the Oedipus or Electra complex, where children become sexually attracted to the opposite-sex parent and compete with the same-sex parent for their attention and affection. In this scenario, John is competing with his father for his mother's attention, which is a manifestation of the Oedipus complex. Therefore, choice A (phallic) is the best answer. Choices B, C and D are incorrect as they do not involve the Oedipus or Electra complex.

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