Asked by Jadecolby Tacheene on Apr 24, 2024

When his mother offered to play leapfrog with him,Jorge protested,"I'm not going to play a girl's game!" Jorge's reaction best illustrates the impact of

A) norms.
B) gender schemas.
C) a pruning process.
D) collectivism.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive frameworks that influence how individuals perceive and interpret gendered behaviors and roles in society.

Norms

Socially accepted rules of behavior that guide individuals' actions in society.

Pruning Process

The neurological process whereby unused connections in the brain are eliminated to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.

  • Understand the influence of gender schemas on an individual's self-concept and their perceptions of others.