Learning Gender-Typed Behavior Is Particularly Easy for Children When

question 16

Multiple Choice

Learning gender-typed behavior is particularly easy for children when

• A) they are exposed to adults other than their parents.
• B) they have siblings.
• C) parents set up gender-differentiated environments (e.g., bedrooms).
• D) their parents are divorced.

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Longitudinal Study

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