The Early Masculinity Femininity Model for Describing Individual Differences in Gender-Role

question 61

Multiple Choice

The early masculinity femininity model for describing individual differences in gender-role behavior was based on the assumption that

• A) gender-role behavior is learned through operant conditioning and observational learning but not through classical conditioning.
• B) masculinity and femininity represent two extreme positions on a single continuum.
• C) it is better to be masculine than feminine because of the demands of society.
• D) masculinity and femininity are independent dimensions of personality that have no true intersection.

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