When Children Observe Their Same-Sex Parents Behaving in Certain Ways

question 167

Multiple Choice

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist uses which theory to explain the situation?

• A) Freudian psychoanalysis
• B) Piaget's theory of development
• C) gender schema theory
• D) learning theory

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Definitions:

Carpals

The eight small bones that make up the wrist, connecting the hand to the forearm.

Phalanges

The bones of the fingers and toes in humans and other vertebrates.

Proximal End

The part of a limb or structure that is closest to the center of the body.

Radius

The radius is one of the two large bones of the forearm, located on the thumb side when the palm is facing up.