When Jacob was a little boy he loved wearing his big sister's pink shoes. However, once he started kindergarten he stopped wearing them on the first day. This is best explained by which of the following?

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Gender-schema theory suggests that children develop cognitive frameworks, or schemas, for understanding what is appropriate behavior for boys and girls based on their gender. In this case, Jacob likely learned that wearing pink shoes was not considered appropriate behavior for boys based on societal gender norms, so he stopped wearing them.

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