Children Enter the Latency Stage at 5 or 6 Years

question 14

Multiple Choice

Children enter the latency stage at 5 or 6 years of age and

• A) usually never progress to further stages.
• B) generally stay there until puberty.
• C) then enter the phallic stage at adulthood.
• D) stay there until the anal stage at age eight.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Isolation

A form of reproductive isolation where two populations do not mate because of differences in courtship rituals or other behaviors.

Gametic Isolation

A type of prezygotic barrier where the gametes (egg and sperm) of two different species are unable to fuse or recognize each other, preventing fertilization.

Sympatric Species

Species that occupy the same or overlapping geographical areas but remain genetically distinct without interbreeding.

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation that occurs when two species breed at different times of the day, season, or year, preventing mating.