CLEP Intro Edu Psych

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Hope is a newborn baby. She loves sucking - while she eats, on a pacifier, and on her fingers when she has nothing else on which to suck. According to Freud’s psychosexual stages of development, Hope is in which stage?

Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Genital

Explanation

Answer: A - The oral stage of development is characterized by needs related to the mouth. Infants rely on sucking for both food and comfort. According to Freud, adults who are fixated at this stage struggle with issues related to the mouth, such as overeating and smoking.

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