How Are Cognitive Advances in Middle Childhood Related to Gender

question 17

Multiple Choice

How are cognitive advances in middle childhood related to gender stereotypes?

• A) Children in middle childhood are more rigid with gender stereotypes due to cognitive advances.
• B) Middle childhood's cognitive advances allow children to be defined by gender.
• C) Children in middle childhood are less rigid with gender stereotypes due to cognitive advances.
• D) Middle childhood's cognitive advances aid to process information with a trend toward inflexibility.

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Definitions:

Divergent Thinking

A thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions, typically in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner.

Convergent Thinking

A cognitive process where a person employs logical steps to arrive at one correct solution to a problem, opposed to creative or divergent thinking.

Social Norms

The expected standards of behavior within a society or group, guiding how individuals are supposed to act in various situations.

Cognitive Flexibility

The mental ability to switch between thinking about two different concepts, or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously, essential for problem-solving and understanding complex concepts.