Freud believed that during the period of latency

A. boys become mother-fixated and are hostile toward their fathers.
B. children's sexual urges go "underground" and are not expressed.
C. children become obsessed with and flaunt their own sexuality.
D. girls become father-fixated and are hostile toward their mothers.


Answer: B

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