Mina and Kylie are playing a game in which they are pretending to be princesses. Cooper wants to play too, but the girls tell him, "No! You're a boy!" Which concept are Mina and Kylie demonstrating?

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Mina and Kylie are demonstrating gender schema theory, which involves the ideas and beliefs about gender roles and expectations that children learn and internalize from their culture. By excluding Cooper based on his gender, they are acting on the societal schemas or stereotypes about what activities are appropriate for boys and girls.

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