Hoyt,a Gender-Schematic Child,encounters a Doll

question 117

Multiple Choice

Hoyt,a gender-schematic child,encounters a doll.His gender-salience filter will __________ in determining whether he should play with the doll.

• A) make gender highly relevant
• B) make gender irrelevant
• C) consider gender neutral
• D) make gender somewhat relevant

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The tendency for individuals to exert less effort on a task when working in a group than when working alone.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often attributed to internal or external factors.

Internal Attribution

The inference that an event or a person's behavior is due to personal factors such as traits, abilities, or feelings.