One Problem with the Social Learning Theory of Gender-Typing Is

question 116

Multiple Choice

One problem with the social learning theory of gender-typing is that

• A) parents don't begin to encourage gender-typed activities until after the child acquires a basic gender identity
• B) peers are likely to model and encourage cross-sex play
• C) children do seem to identify with and develop personalities similar to that of the same-sex parent
• D) children younger than 6 or 7 do not attend selectively to same-sex models

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