The most common criticism of Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental explanation of gender typing is that
A. children often acquire gender-typed behaviors and preferences before they acquire gender stability and consistency.
B. his proposed sex differences in the rate at which boys acquire gender versus girls remains unsupported.
C. there is no evidence that the development of cognitive skills is related to the acquisition of gender typing.
D. it places too much emphasis on hormonal factors.
Answer: A
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