Paulo unconsciously knows what it means to be a boy. He interacts with others, chooses activities, and interprets information in accordance with this cognitive representation of "maleness." This is an example of which gender development theory?

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Alfonso Barton

2 January, 07:30

Paulo unconsciously knows what it means to be a boy. He interacts with others, chooses activities, and interprets information in accordance with this cognitive representation of "maleness." This is an example of which gender development theory?

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Branson Hunt · Answer 1

Answer is Gender schema.

Explanation:

Gender schema is a cognitively based theory that explain how gender development occurs using information processing approach.

It also proposes that children learn what it takes or means to be a male or female from their culture.