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

question 1

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)social learning theory

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Definitions:

Nondirectional Hypothesis

A type of hypothesis that specifies that a difference or relationship exists, but does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship.

Two-tailed Hypothesis

A hypothesis test that allows for the possibility of a relationship in both directions, not specifying the direction of the relationship.

Invalid Hypothesis

A hypothesis that is disproven or found to be incorrect based on evidence or statistical analysis.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the degree to which two variables fluctuate together, ranging from -1 (perfect negative correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation).