Gender Schema Theory Proposes That Gender Differences Have to Do

question 34

Multiple Choice

Gender schema theory proposes that gender differences have to do with children's tendency to:

• A) gather information about the appropriate objects and behaviour for their own sex to the detriment of the objects and behaviour of the opposite sex.
• B) identify with the same-sex parent as a result of a sexual attraction toward the opposite-sex parent.
• C) be reinforced and rewarded for displaying gender-appropriate behaviours.
• D) spend more time in gender-appropriate contexts.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute our successes to personal characteristics and our failures to external factors.

Total Egocentrism

A cognitive state where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own perspective and that of others, typically seen in early childhood development.

Types of Memory

The various forms in which the human brain can store information, typically classified as sensory, short-term (or working), and long-term memory.

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.