Describe the Concept of Gender Roles; and Explain How Identification

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Essay

Describe the concept of gender roles; and explain how identification and imitation contribute to learning to be "male" or "female" and why girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behavior.

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Definitions:

Equally Strong Motives

The psychological concept referring to instances where an individual is simultaneously driven by two or more motives that are of similar strength but potentially conflict with each other.

Inhibiting

The action or process of hindering or restraining the function or activity of something.

Successive Ambivalent Behavior

A series of actions characterized by mixed feelings or contradictory attitudes towards something or someone.

Simultaneous Ambivalent Behavior

Exhibiting contradictory behaviors or emotions towards the same object or situation at the same time.