AQA A2 Psychology Unit 3 - Gender - Gender Schema Theory

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What problem does this theory address that Kohlbergs theory misses?
That sex-typed behaviour is there before the understanding of gender constancy
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What do children learn at around 2-3?
Pre-programmed gender schema
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What would children look at the create this gender schema
role models and their enviroment
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What did Campbell (2000) discover about preferences to gender?
Boys at ages 9 months preferred to look at boy orientated activities and toys
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Which study concluded that girls gender stereotyped through dolls by age 2-3?
Paulin-Dubois et al (2002)
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Tenenbaun and Leaper (2002) believe that who has an influence on a child's gender schema?
Parents
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What is the difference between Kohlberg's theory and Martin and Halverson's theory?
The ages in which the processes take place
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Campbell and Poulin Dubois et al's studies both support eachother, why?
Children pay attention to same sex stereotyping much earlier
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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
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Who found that under the age of 4 children show no signs of gender constancy, but have strong gender stereotypes?
Martin & Little (1990)
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