Kohlberg suggested a cognitive-developmental view of gender typing that suggests that:
A. we process gender types based solely on the influences of our environments.
B. parents (caregivers) are the sole determining force in the gender typing of children gender
C. is "stamped" into the wiring of the brain and how it processes information
D. gender typing in children occurs when they form concepts of gender and then fit their behavior to those concepts.
Answer:
D. gender typing in children occurs when they form concepts of gender and then fit their behavior to those concepts.
Explanation:
Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist popularly known for his work on theory of stages of moral development. In late 1960s, he suggested a cognitive-developmental view of gender typing that suggests that: children had made a cognitive judgement about their gender identity before they selected same sex models for sex typed behavoirs.
This implies that, for example, girls think “I am a girl, therefore I want to do girl things, hence, the opportunity to do girl things is rewarding”. This view is quite different from the view of the child as behaving in a gender-typed way simply because he or she is rewarded.
Hence, the correct answer is gender typing in children occurs when they form concepts of gender and then fit their behavior to those concepts
