In the Elementary Grades, Gender Differences in Motor Skill Performance

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the elementary grades, gender differences in motor skill performance

• A) are no longer apparent because children are more androgynous than they were in the 1950s.
• B) should be acknowledged and reinforced because they allow young children to form more stable self-concepts.
• C) have been magnified in recent years because girls are encouraged to participate in competitive sports.
• D) are small in magnitude and may reflect gender-role stereotyping.

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