Suppose That a 7-Year-Old Is Visiting a Neighbor's House Where

question 87

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a 7-year-old is visiting a neighbor's house where the father, Mr. Jones, is cooking dinner. The child incorrectly reports to his/her mother that Mr. Jones was fixing the stove. Such distortions of recall have been found to be

• A) unusual; it should be very striking and memorable to observe the father rather than the mother cooking
• B) unusual; 7-year-olds tend to be very accurate in their recall of both gender-consistent and gender-inconsistent behaviors
• C) common; children often recall gender-inconsistent information incorrectly
• D) common; 7-year-olds do not yet have a schema for gender appropriateness and simply do not notice the gender of the individual performing an activity

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