According to Melanie Klein, children engage in splitting, which essentially means
a) abruptly leaving the company of parents.
b) dividing their personal identity into adult and child components.
c) separating objects and feelings into good and bad aspects.
d) categorizing peers into positive and negative social categories.
Answer: c) separating objects and feelings into good and bad aspects.
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