allerySandra Bem's theory of children absorbing stereotypes by observing is?
AAttachment theory
BHumanistic theory
CDrive reduction theory
DGender schema theory
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Gender schema theory
1. Sandra Bem's gender schema theory says children absorb stereotypes by observing people around them.
2. They then imitate those they see as of their own gender.
3. The other theories do not explain this.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Sex differences in education" (rev 1374878299, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Forms of sex discrimination in education"_
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