Gender schema theory suggests that environmental pressures and children's cognitions work together to shape gender-role development. Children actively construct their own gender schema, which are beliefs and expectations about gender roles, and use this schema to process information and guide their behavior. Thus, environmental factors and children's cognitive processes interact to create gender differences in behavior and personality traits.

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Gender Schema Theory

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Gender schema theory

A) explains how environmental factors contribute to sex differences in behavior and personality traits.
B) explains how environmental pressures and children's cognitions work together to shape gender-role development.
C) maintains that children acquire gender-typed responses through modeling and reinforcement.
D) maintains that biological factors have a greater impact on gender typing than environmental factors.

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