Psychological and behavioral differences tend to increase during adolescence because of increased social pressures to conform to traditional gender roles. This is

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The gender-intensification hypothesis proposes that societal pressure to conform to traditional gender roles increases during adolescence, resulting in psychological and behavioral differences between genders becoming more pronounced. Therefore, the increased social pressures during adolescence contribute to the intensification of traditional gender roles and gender differences, making option C the correct answer. Option A refers to the typical process of acquiring gender roles, while options B and D are related concepts but not directly applicable to this scenario.

Psychological and Behavioral Differences Tend to Increase During Adolescence Because