Social learning theorists emphasize that

A) observation and imitation play a crucial role in the gender-typing process.
B) children will exhibit only those gender-typed behaviors for which they have been directly rewarded.
C) children will not learn gender-typed behaviors if the same-sex parent is absent from the home.
D) all of these statements are true.

Social learning theorists emphasize that observation and imitation play a crucial role in the gender-typing process. While children may be directly rewarded for certain gender-typed behaviors, the emphasis is on observation and imitation of same-sex models, rather than just rewards and punishments. Additionally, the absence of a same-sex parent is not necessarily a barrier to learning gender-typed behaviors, as children have access to other same-sex models in their environment.