In Coming to Understand Their Gender Role, Based on the Social

question 36

Multiple Choice

In coming to understand their gender role, based on the social learning perspective, children rely on all of the following except:

• A) peers and siblings.
• B) parents and other adults.
• C) gender stereotypes communicated in their culture.
• D) unconscious motives.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychological disorders developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's behavior.

Conscious Thought

The awareness of one's own mental processes, including thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Unconscious Thought

A rephrased definition: The processing of information or decision-making that occurs without conscious awareness, influencing behaviors and attitudes.

Psychoanalysis

A set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and methods, originating in the work and theories of Sigmund Freud, aimed at exploring the unconscious motives that influence behavior.