In the story presented in the textbook regarding a little boy and his father who were in a terrible automobile accident, the father died, but the boy was rushed to the hospital
As the boy was rushed into surgery, the doctor looked down at him and said, "I cannot operate on this boy, he is my son!" Many people find this story puzzling because they assume the doctor is male. This story represents what concept?
a. gender schemas
b. gender constancy
c. gender roles
d. gender identity
A. This story is an example of gender schemas. Gender schemas are gender-based cognitive structures used to organize and process information.
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a. ?free riders who do not cooperate b. ?reciprocators who cooperate only after seeing others do so c. ?free riders who cooperate only after seeing others do so d. ?reciprocators who do not cooperate
Large bundles of axons visible to the unaided eye are
a. neurons. b. neurilemma. c. nerves. d. neurotransmitters.
Zygotic cells duplicate and divide
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Recently, several cross-national studies of academic performance found that academic performance in fourth grade is related mainly to ___ rather than ___
a. cultural beliefs; educational practices b. the countries' economic development; cultural beliefs c. the countries' cultural views on education; local funding for education d. educational practices; access to nutrition in middle childhood