In one study of gender roles, boys and girls watched as adults selected fruit. All the men chose apples and all the women chose bananas. Later, when the children were allowed to choose fruit for themselves,

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This choice reflects the concept of modeling or social learning theory, where children tend to imitate behaviors observed from adults of their own gender, leading boys to choose apples and girls to choose bananas as seen in the adults' choices.

In One Study of Gender Roles, Boys and Girls Watched