Gender-Schema Theory Proposes That _______

question 57

Multiple Choice

Gender-schema theory proposes that _______.

• A) gender differences were fashioned by natural selection in response to problems in adaptation that were repeatedly encountered by humans over thousands of generations.
• B) children start forming gender concepts only during the later stages of childhood.
• C) children use gender as one way of organizing their perceptions of the world.
• D) once children come to see themselves as female or male, they stop seeking information concerning gender-typed traits.

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Definitions:

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