Gender Schema Theory

question 111

Multiple Choice

Gender schema theory

• A)explains how environmental factors contribute to sex differences in behavior and personality traits.
• B)explains how environmental pressures and children's cognitions work together to shape gender-role development.
• C)maintains that children acquire gender-typed responses through modeling and reinforcement.
• D)maintains that biological factors have a greater impact on gender typing than environmental factors.

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Definitions:

Hernán Cortés

A Spanish Conquistador known for his expedition that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire and the establishment of Mexico City on its ruins.

Bartolome De Las Casas

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