Research on reinforcement of sex-appropriate behavior indicates that
a. fathers are more likely than mothers to discourage youngsters for playing with gender-inappropriate toys.
b. peers are more critical of cross-sex behavior in the infant years than in later childhood.
c. while impacting gender-role attitudes, parental reinforcement appears not to impact children's behavior on sex-related tasks (e.g., mathematics).
d. differential reinforcement of sex-appropriate behavior typically begins when a child reaches kindergarten.
Question 2
In families where parents show clear patterns of differential reinforcement concerning sex-appropriate behavior, children tend to
a. be androgynous.
b. develop strong sex-appropriate toy preferences.
c. seldom label themselves as a boy or girl.
d. develop few gender-role stereotypes.
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