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

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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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

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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.

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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

Psychology