Research on Environmental Influences on Gender Typing Shows That Preschool

question 68

Multiple Choice

Research on environmental influences on gender typing shows that preschool teachers __________.

• A) rarely act in ways that extend gender-role learning
• B) use more disapproval and controlling discipline with girls than with boys
• C) give girls more encouragement than boys to participate in adult-structured activities
• D) tend to negotiate and create plans for improving behavior more with boys than with girls

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