In the story presented in the textbook regarding a little boy and his father who were in a terrible automobile accident,the father died,but the boy was rushed to the hospital.As the boy was rushed into surgery,the doctor looked down at him and said,"I cannot operate on this boy,he is my son!" Many people find this story puzzling because they assume the doctor is male.This story represents what concept?

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The story highlights the gender schema that assumes doctors are male, which is why many people find it puzzling when it is revealed that the doctor in question is actually a woman. Gender schemas are the cognitive structures that shape the way individuals perceive and interpret gender.

In the Story Presented in the Textbook Regarding a Little