Sam is 30 months old. He is becoming aware that he is a boy and that boys play with trucks but not with dolls. This process by which Sam first acquires the features of his gender role is referred to as
A. gender constancy.
B. gender-typing.
C. gender conservation.
D. social neutralization.
Answer: B
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