Marion and her husband Bill are trying to bring up their children, a boy and a girl ages 4 and 5 respectively
in exactly the same way: encouraging their son to demonstrate both assertiveness as well as tenderness, and encouraging their daughter to exhibit both independence and empathy. According to the researcher Sandra Bem, these parents are encouraging their children toward
a) gender constancy.
b) gender schema.
c) androgynous characteristics.
d) gender identification.
c
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A gene is found that controls the age at which a man grows bald, if at all. That gene seldom affects women, even if they have the gene. What kind of gene is this MOST likely to be?
a. an X-linked gene b. a sex-limited gene c. a sex-linked dominant gene d. a sex-linked recessive gene
What roles do afferent neurons, interneurons, and efferent neurons play in a reflex?
What will be an ideal response?
When adults draw with children and point out resemblances between drawings and objects,
A) they stifle children's self-expression. B) preschoolers' pictures become simpler so the adult can recognize items. C) preschoolers' pictures become more comprehensible and detailed. D) they interfere with the natural progression of childhood drawing.