According to Gender Schema Theory, Which Statement Is NOT True

question 81

Multiple Choice

According to gender schema theory, which statement is NOT true?

• A) Children remember more about the observation of members of their own sex than about the observation of members of the other sex.
• B) Children are more likely to retain information that is gender consistent than information that is gender inconsistent.
• C) Children are more likely to distort information that is gender inconsistent than information that is gender consistent.
• D) Children are more likely to accurately encode information about members of the other sex than about members of their own sex.

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Definitions:

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics in the human body.

Cholesterol

A type of lipid molecule that is essential for the formation of cell membranes and certain hormones, but high levels can increase health risks.

Prenatally

Pertaining to the period or development before birth.

Oedipal Conflict

A phase in Freudian theory where a child feels desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and envy towards the same-sex parent.