Fraternal 3-year-old twins, Ben and Bella, dressed up in their mother’s high heel shoes. Their mom exclaimed “Bella, you look so beautiful!” but said to Ben “those look so silly on you.” Ben immediately went and put on his father’s loafers
instead. Which theory of gender development best explains this scenario?
a) social learning theory
b) gender schema theory
c) stereotype theory
d) gender identity theory
a) social learning theory
You might also like to view...
Positive reinforcement strengthens behavior, negative reinforcement weakens behavior and punishment eliminates behavior altogether
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The study of Internet users discussed in the text found that heavier users of the Internet showed _______ aspects of social involvement
a. no significant changes in any b. slight increases in some, but not all c. slight decreases in some, but not all d. large decreases in most
In order to take your psychology quiz, you must read and
process the information. The initial step of your eyes detecting the black marks on the page depends on the process of a. perception. b. sensation. c. sensory adaptation. d. sensory accommodation.
For a one tailed test evaluating a treatment that is supposed to decrease scores, a researcher obtains t(8 ) = 1.90. For ? = .05, the correct decision is to reject the null hypothesis
Indicate whether the statement is true or false