According to gender-schema theory, if four-year-old Marisol (who classifies herself as a girl) believes that jumping rope is a "girl thing" and playing football is a "boy thing," then she would most likely
A. talk a lot about football, but would not play football.
B. think that jumping rope is for her (even if she has never done it in the past).
C. argue that boys should be made to jump rope.
D. try playing football to make sure that it is not for her.
Answer: B
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