Kathy's second-grade class goes on a field trip to a hospital, where they meet Dr. Linda Palben and her assistant, a nurse who introduces himself as Jasper Hanson. When she returns home that night, Kathy tells her parents she is confused. She thought that doctors were always supposed to be men and nurses women. Kathy's confusion is a result of her
A) collectivist culture.
B) affect.
C) self-verification.
D) gender schemas.

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Kathy's confusion stems from her gender schemas, which are cognitive structures that dictate the expected roles and behaviors of males and females in society. Her preconceived notions about gender roles led her to believe that doctors are men and nurses are women.

Kathy's Second-Grade Class Goes on a Field Trip to a Hospital