Six-year-old Alec correctly identifies the Ken doll as still a boy when he is wearing the skirt. Alec has acquired a sense of:

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Watch the following video. The developmental age differences in children’s understanding of gender are demonstrated as both a four-year-old and six-year-old answer a series of questions about their knowledge of gender. Both boys are shy when answering questions about gender, but correctly identify themselves as boys. The four-year-old states he knows he is a boy because “my daddy told me” and the six-year-old states he knows because he “doesn’t have long hair.” Only the six-year-old demonstrates his understanding of gender constancy by correctly identifying that a male doll remains male even after the interviewer puts a skirt on the doll.






Six-year-old Alec correctly identifies the Ken doll as still a boy when he is wearing the skirt. Alec has acquired a sense of:
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A. gender roles.
B. gender stereotypes.
C. sex cleavage
D. gender identity.