Which Statement Best Represents Kohlberg's Cognitive-Developmental View of Gender Typing

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which statement best represents Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental view of gender typing?

• A) Gender is "stamped" into the wiring of the brain and how it processes information.
• B) Children play an active role in their own gender typing by forming concepts of gender and then fitting their behaviour to those concepts.
• C) Parents and other caregivers are the sole determining force in the gender typing of children.
• D) Daughters of employed mothers are more likely to become traditionally gender-typed than daughters with stay-at-home mothers.

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