The text reports a study in which female college students interacted with a 6-month-old infant who was either a boy or a girl, and who was dressed as either a boy or a girl. (For example, sometimes a boy was dressed as a boy, sometimes he was dressed as a girl.) Results demonstrate the importance of which of the following factors in the development of gender identity?

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The study demonstrates the importance of socialization in the development of gender identity, as the participants' interactions with the infant were influenced by the gender and clothing of the infant, which are social constructs. Genetic forces and brain development may play a role in gender identity, but this study did not specifically address those factors. Androgyny, or the combination of both masculine and feminine characteristics, was not addressed in this study either.

The Text Reports a Study in Which Female College Students