A Major Difference Between Kohlberg's Cognitive-Developmental Theory and Martin and Halverson's

question 16

Multiple Choice

A major difference between Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental theory and Martin and Halverson's gender-schema theory is that gender typing in the gender-schema theory

• A)does not begin to develop until after children have developed gender stability and gender consistency.
• B)begins as soon as children acquire gender identity at around 2 to 3 years of age.
• C)develops via passive exposure to external models of gender-typed behaviors.
• D)is unrelated to cognitive development.

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