Sidorowicz and Lunney (1980) Asked Adults to Play with a 10-Month-Old

question 109

Multiple Choice

Sidorowicz and Lunney (1980) asked adults to play with a 10-month-old infant they did not know.Some were told that the infant was female while others were told the infant was male.All were given a rubber football, a doll, and a teething ring to play with.What did the researchers find with regard to how the adults played with the infant?

• A)Adults played with the child using all of the toys regardless of the sex of the infant.
• B)Adult males did not like to play with the infant.
• C)Adults played with the child using the toys they thought were appropriate for the named sex.
• D)Adult females only played with the doll regardless of the sex of the infant.

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Definitions:

Naive Trust

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