Approaches & Gender Development (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Kohlberg's 3 stages of gender development
Kohlberg's 3 stages of gender development
Gender identity, stability, constancy
Age of gender identity stage
Age of gender identity stage
2-3 years
What children do at gender identity stage
What children do at gender identity stage
Identify self/others as male/female using labels
Age of gender stability stage
Age of gender stability stage
3-4 years
Key feature of gender stability
Key feature of gender stability
Understand own sex stays same over time
Age of gender constancy stage
Age of gender constancy stage
Around 6 years
Key feature of gender constancy
Key feature of gender constancy
Complete understanding, not fooled by appearance
At gender stability, confused by what?
At gender stability, confused by what?
External changes like hair length or clothing
At gender constancy, understand what differences?
At gender constancy, understand what differences?
Biological differences between males & females
Slaby & Frey finding on gender constancy
Slaby & Frey finding on gender constancy
Children spent more time watching own sex model
Cross-cultural support (Munroe et al.)
Cross-cultural support (Munroe et al.)
Found in Kenya & Nepal - stages universal
Martin & Halverson finding (age under 6)
Martin & Halverson finding (age under 6)
Recalled gender-appropriate photos better
What Martin & Halverson suggest about theory
What Martin & Halverson suggest about theory
Theory lacks validity
Bandura & Bussey's argument
Bandura & Bussey's argument
Social processes more influential than cognitive alone
Gender development results from what?
Gender development results from what?
Both nature and nurture