Little Bobby Knows That Each Time He Plays with a Doll

Little Bobby knows that each time he plays with a doll or puts on his mother's high heels to play dress up, his parents scold him. Because of this, Bobby avoids engaging in these behaviors and tries to do things his big brother does, like play with trucks. Bobby's decisions demonstrate that he has developed _____ with respect to gender-related behaviors.

A) self-directed tutelage
B) gender self-identification
C) gender-based self-control
D) sex-role restrictions
E) regulatory self-sanctions