Maurene wants to be just like her mother.She imitates what her mother does around the house and says that she likes what her mother likes.According to Freud,this ________ her mother provides Maurene with her gender identity,or sense of being female.

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Freud's theory of psychosexual development proposes that children develop their gender identity through identification with their same-sex parent. Maurene's imitation of her mother's behavior and preferences indicates that she is identifying with her mother and developing a sense of being female.

Maurene Wants to Be Just Like Her Mother