According to Gender-Schema Theory, If Four-Year-Old Ginny (Who Classifies Herself

question 194

Multiple Choice

According to gender-schema theory, if four-year-old Ginny (who classifies herself as a girl) believes that jumping rope is a "girl thing" and playing football is a "boy thing," then she would most likely

• A) talk a lot about football, but would not play football.
• B) think that jumping rope is for her (even if she has never done it in the past).
• C) argue that boys should be made to jump rope.
• D) try playing football to make sure that it is not for her.

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