Twenty-year-old Neil is asked to observe an infant wearing only a diaper, and is told the baby is a girl when in fact it is a boy. What traits will Neil most likely use to describe the baby?

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Neil is likely to use socially constructed gender norms and stereotypes to describe the baby. Society often associates delicacy and fine features with femininity, even though these traits have nothing to do with a baby's sex.

Twenty-Year-Old Neil Is Asked to Observe an Infant Wearing Only