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Title: Two preschool-age girls are playing with a train set. An older child walks by and tells them that th
Post by: Soren on Jun 25, 2015
Two preschool-age girls are playing with a train set. An older child walks by and tells them that the train set is a “boy’s toy.” According to gender schema theory, the
A)   comment will have no effect on the girls’ interest in the train set.
B)   girls’ desire to play with the train set will probably diminish.
C)   girls’ desire to play with the train set will probably increase.
D)   comment will confuse the girls, as they have not yet developed gender-typed interests.


Title: Re: Two preschool-age girls are playing with a train set. An older child walks by and tells them tha
Post by: Matrixx on Jul 14, 2015
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Title: Re: Two preschool-age girls are playing with a train set. An older child walks by and tells them that th
Post by: Soren on Aug 7, 2015
I doubted myself! Thanks for confirming. Giving your response the best answer :)