AQA A2 Psychology Unit 3 - Gender - Gender Schema Theory

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  • Created on: 01-04-14 17:45

1. Campbell and Poulin Dubois et al's studies both support eachother, why?

  • Gender effects how the child processes the Gender schema
  • Children pay attention to same sex stereotyping much earlier
  • Children don't see gender until 5
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2. Why would contradiciting schema i.e. female mechanic, not be noticed by young children

  • Gender schema's are rigid and will only pay attention to things that are consistent
  • Gender schemas are only based on observation of peers don't understand that level of information yet
  • Children only use gender schemas to deal with certain situations

3. Which study concluded that girls gender stereotyped through dolls by age 2-3?

  • Mullen (2001)
  • Campbell (2001)
  • Paulin-Dubois et al (2002)
  • Green (2004)

4. What would children look at the create this gender schema

  • role models and their enviroment
  • Role models only
  • Peers and their behaviours

5. What problem does this theory address that Kohlbergs theory misses?

  • That sex-typed behaviour is there before the understanding of gender constancy
  • That sex-types behaviour does not occur until at least 7
  • That children do not go through every stage

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