Freud believed that it was during the _____ stage when children would experience incestuous desires for the opposite-sex parent and a hostile rivalry with the same-sex parent.

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According to Freudian theory, the phallic stage (ages 3-6) is when a child develops sexual desires for their opposite-sex parent (Oedipus complex) and feels hostility towards their same-sex parent (Electra complex). This is a crucial stage in the formation of the superego and gender identity.

Freud Believed That It Was During the _____ Stage When