When a preschool-age child is developing a gender schema,she or he is __________.

A) developing her or his own sexual identity based on inborn expectations
B) increasing her or his own cognitive abilities to develop "rules" about what is appropriate for females and males
C) developing her or his own ideas about how females and males are biologically different
D) developing her or his behaviors solely around what she or he sees from parents' behaviors

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Erica Bolink · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  A gender schema involves the cognitive process where children develop rules or frameworks about gender roles and what is considered appropriate behavior for males and females.

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