Social Learning Theory Explains That Both Boys and Girls Observe

question 30

Multiple Choice

Social learning theory explains that both boys and girls observe the gender-related behaviors of both, and

• A) they are equally likely to perform both.
• B) boys are more likely to perform both, but girls are not.
• C) they are reinforced for performing the behaviors typical of their gender and not the other.
• D) they have a great deal of difficulty in distinguishing the two until early adolescence, when they exhibit stable differences.

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