Social Cognitive theory of gender role development, which was developed by Albert Bandura, shows how gender typing and conceptions are developed and created from various experiences and how gender roles and conduct could be shaped through self-regulatory and motivational mechanisms. It looks at ways in which males and females of a society are socialized into masculine and feminine adults, which in turn have effects on the development of an individual.
The praise showered on Harrison is a form of gender reinforcement that rewards the gender appropriate behavior his parents expects from him, according to the social cognitive theory of gender development
