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Cognitive explanations of gender development

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Question 7

An educational psychologist is observing children's play and conversations in a nursery and primary school setting to study Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental theory of gender. She notes down the following two remarks made by different children:

  • Comment 1 (from Tobias, aged 3): "I am a boy now, but when I grow up and get older, I am going to be a lady like my auntie."
  • Comment 2 (from Amara, aged 6): "Even if my friend Leo plays with dolls and puts on a princess dress, he is still a boy."
a.

Identify the stage of gender development shown by Comment 1 and explain your reasoning.

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b.

Identify the stage of gender development shown by Comment 2 and explain your reasoning.

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Cognitive explanations of gender development Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Cognitive explanations of gender development with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 49 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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