You are interacting with a group of children who are all older than 10 years of age. You tell them a story about a baby who is raised on an island with members of the opposite sex only. When you ask them about the primary influence on the baby's later gender characteristics, you expect them to say that

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Children older than 10 years are likely to understand the concept of environmental influence on behavior and characteristics, including gender roles. They might reason that the baby, being raised exclusively by members of the opposite sex, would adopt gender characteristics influenced by the environment and the behaviors modeled by those around them.

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