"Children observe the world around them and develop mental concepts to represent the concepts of male and female. They then develop a concept of their own gender, and adjust their behaviors to be consistent with that concept." This statement is the foundation of theory.

gender schema

Explanation:

This refers to  a cognitive theory that explains how an individual is gendered in a society and the transfer of sex linked traits to other members of a culture. it proposes that children learn gender roles from their culture. young children are influenced by societal ideas regarding what it means to be a male or female.

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