Differential treatment of children in regard to sex-typed behavior is more noticeable with
A) children over five years of age. B) boys.
C) mothers. D) girls.
B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Alex sees his mother mixing ingredients for a cake. Later, Alex takes a bowl and spoon out of the cabinet and pretends to mix some imaginary ingredients. Of which theory of gender development would this be a good example?
a. gender schema theory b. gender-role theory c. psychoanalytic theory d. social learning theory
The greatest strength of experimental designs—a strength that other research approaches lack—is that they
A) have the ability to show cause-and-effect relationships. B) have the ability to prove effects beyond a doubt. C) have the ability to measure multiple variables. D) have the ability to show relationships among variables. E) allow intensive investigation of one individual person.
Which of the following is explained by the theory of psychological reactance?
A. why reaching young adults with anti-drinking messages or smokers with anti-smoking messages always works B. why people feel motivated to work out more when exercise becomes a "must" or "should" activity C. why teens eat less fruit when they are told that others believe eating fruit is healthy D. why people with the highest risk of smoking are often the most likely to respond to programs designed to protect them