Todd,a 6-Year-Old Boy,sees a Girl Down the Street Performing Amazing

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Multiple Choice

Todd,a 6-year-old boy,sees a girl down the street performing amazing aerial acrobatics on her skateboard.Later,he tells his mom he saw a BOY doing neat tricks on his skateboard.According to the findings of Martin and Halverson (1983) ,why didn't Todd tell the truth?

• A) Todd is intentionally lying to his mother.
• B) The girl was acting out of line with gender stereotypes for girls, which distorted Todd's memory.
• C) Todd is jealous of the girl's abilities, so he decided to say that it was a boy.
• D) Boys do not remember gender information as well as girls.

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