From a Young Age, Karen Has Always Been Praised by Her

question 18

Multiple Choice

From a young age, Karen has always been praised by her parents for her feminine behavior. Her parents reward her behavior by saying such statements as "Karen, you look very pretty in your frock." Her brother, on the other hand, is reprimanded for playing with Karen's dolls. In the context of social influences on gender development, this scenario is in accordance with the ________ of gender.

• A) psychoanalytic theory
• B) social cognitive theory
• C) gender schema theory
• D) social role theory

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A complex carbohydrate composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bonded together, serving as energy storage or as structural components.

Starch

Starch is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds, commonly found in foods and used as an energy source by plants and animals.

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Organic compounds, including sugars, starches, and cellulose, made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, serving as a major source of energy for living organisms.