Research on Oedipal Behaviors Suggests That Around Age Four Children

question 67

Multiple Choice

Research on Oedipal behaviors suggests that around age four children show

• A) behavior consistent with psychoanalytic theory.
• B) behavior that contradicts psychoanalytic theory.
• C) only the behavior of boys fit the theory.
• D) only the behavior of girls fit the theory.

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