In one experiment, 5- and 6-year-old children were shown pictures of children engaged in stereotype-consistent or stereotype-inconsistent activities. A week later, their memory was tested and it was found that they distorted the information in the stereotype-inconsistent pictures to make them stereotype-consistent. This study is cited as evidence for ______.

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This study is cited as evidence for gender schema theory, which proposes that children learn gender stereotypes through socialization and then use them to interpret and remember information in gender-consistent ways.

In One Experiment, 5- and 6-Year-Old Children Were Shown Pictures