Question

According to ___________ theory, gender roles in children are learned through reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.

Answer 1

Answer:social learning theory,

Explanation: According to social learning theory, by Albert Bandura (1977) which agrees with what is stated in classical conditioning and operant conditioning , we learn through responding to social stimuli and by observing the surrounding environment

The child learns through observing the behavior that is modeled and by imitating the same behavior in the future. Secondly , the likelihood of the child imitating the behavior is dependent on whether the behavior was reinforced or punished. If the consequences of imitating a model's behavior was Punishment it is likely that the behavior will not continue, however if the behavior was rewarded it is very likely that it will continue. Reinforcement can be an approval from the parents and that is external reinforcement and when the child feels happy about being rewarded that is an internal reinforcement.