When Children Observe Their Same-Sex Parents Behaving in Certain Ways

question 49

Multiple Choice

When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist uses which theory to explain the situation?

• A) Freudian psychoanalysis
• B) Piaget's theory of development
• C) gender schema theory
• D) social learning theory

---

Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

AFLAC

An American insurance company that provides supplemental insurance for individuals and groups to help pay benefits that major medical insurance doesn't cover.

Reinforcement

A process in behavior psychology that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a positive or negative stimulus.

Environmental Events

Environmental events are occurrences within the natural world that impact ecosystems, weather patterns, and the environment, such as natural disasters or climate change.