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List and describe at least three research results that suggest that children are aware of many gender-role stereotypes long before they enter elementary school.
 
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When neurons communicate messages to each other, the communication happens at a tiny junction called the
 
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Answer to Question 1

(a) Various research efforts indicate that children as young as two years of age can identify the sex of people on the basis of clothing and hair styles. (b) Toddlers, when shown male vs. female dolls and asked to describe what each doll would like to do, use descriptions consistent with masculine and feminine stereotypes. (c) Boys aged 14 to 22 months usually prefer trucks and cars over other toys, whereas girls in this age range usually prefer dolls and soft toys. (d) By two to three years of age, children prefer same-sex playmates.

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