Which theory of gender-typing suggests that people understand and classify their own behavior and personality traits in terms of masculine and feminine categories?

Correct answer: D. gender schema theory

  • A. social learning theory
  • B. psychoanalytical theory
  • C. evolutionary theory
  • D. gender schema theory

Explanation

Gender schema theory proposes that children organize information and interpret their own behaviour through mental categories labelled masculine and feminine. Social learning theory instead emphasizes modelling, reinforcement, and observation.

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