AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Once children recognize who belongs to each gender category, according to gender schema theory, they are motivated to learn about the category of gender (especially their own gender), and they strive for consistency between their gender cognitions and behavior (Martin & Halverson, 1981).

Detailed explanation-2: -Most children between ages 18 and 24 months can recognize and label gender groups. They may identify others as girls, women or feminine. Or they may label others as boys, men or masculine. Most also label their own gender by the time they reach age 3.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gender Schema Theory AO1 At the core of the theory is the notion of ‘schema’, a mental representation that guides the processing of information and experiences. GST argues that children gain their gender identity between the ages of 2 and 3 when they work out that they are a boy or a girl.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gender labeling is the first stage of development of ‘Gender Constancy’ refers to the thought to signal children’s advance to a conscious awareness of separate gender categories and the ability to use gender category information deliberately.