At age 6, Edda understands that a person's sex remains constant, even if that person dresses in "cross-gender" clothes or engages in nontraditional activities. Edda is in which stage of gender-constancy development?

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According to gender-constancy theory, gender consistency is the final stage of gender development, where children understand that gender remains the same even if external appearance, clothing, or behavior changes. At age 6, Edda has already mastered the second stage, gender stability, where children understand that gender is stable over time, but may change depending on superficial changes in appearance or behavior. Therefore, Edda is in the gender consistency stage. Choices A and B are incorrect because they are not stages of gender-constancy development. Androgyny describes a gender identity that incorporates both masculine and feminine traits, while gender labeling reflects a basic understanding of gender as a label assigned to someone based on their sex.

At Age 6, Edda Understands That a Person's Sex Remains