Mr. Cole is a kindergarten teacher. Today at school he gave Rebecca a gold star for helping to clean up the classroom toys; punished Cynthia for yelling at Richard, who threw her doll across the room; and put Allan in time-out for crying when he was hurt while wrestling with another boy. Mr. Cole is reinforcing _____________ among these students.

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Mr. Cole is reinforcing gender roles by rewarding and punishing behaviors that align with traditional expectations of femininity and masculinity (e.g., rewarding a girl for cleaning, punishing a girl for being loud, and punishing a boy for showing emotion).

Mr Cole Is a Kindergarten Teacher