The Finding That Children Are Aware of Social Categories at an Early

question 113

Multiple Choice

The finding that children are aware of social categories at an early age suggests that

• A) the influence of parental socialization begins at a very young age.
• B) the propensity to organize the social world in meaningful ways is innate.
• C) the influence of parental socialization cannot be meaningfully separated from innate influences on the propensity to develop such categories.
• D) young infants who are exposed to the media are more likely to be implicitly aware of social categories than those who are not.

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