Ashley is 9 years old,and it seems that every day she brings home a different friend from school.As she expands her social contacts beyond her immediate family,which of Freud's stages fits Ashley's behaviour

A)  genital 
B)  phallic 
C)  preconscious 
D)  latency

According to Freud's psychosexual development theory, the latency stage occurs between ages 6 and puberty and is characterized by a focus on socializing and developing intellectual and creative skills rather than sexual interests or impulses. In this stage, children tend to form same-sex peer relationships, such as Ashley bringing home different friends from school each day. Therefore, Ashley's behavior is most fitting with the latency stage of development.