When We Say to a Little Boy, "Look How Strong

question 72

Multiple Choice

When we say to a little boy, "Look how strong you are," and we say to a little girl, "Your dress is so pretty," we are interacting based on categories we have deeply engrained related to masculinity and femininity. What theory attributes much of our gender role development to these ways of thinking?

• A) Social learning
• B) Cognitive
• C) Gender schema
• D) Evolutionary

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