The playground is sometimes referred to as a "gender school"because as children spend a larger majority of their free play time exclusively with others of their own sex; the activity and aggression levels of boys increase and those of girls decrease. This phenomenon is best explained by the __________ theory of gender.

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The social cognitive theory explains this phenomenon by suggesting that children learn and adopt gender-specific behaviors through observation, imitation, and reinforcement from their environment, including the behaviors they see and experience in gender-segregated playgroups on the playground.

The Playground Is Sometimes Referred to as a "Gender School"because