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The Influence of Gender Categories and Gender Stereotypes on Young Children's Generalizations of Biological and
Bradford H Pillow1, Taneisha Vilma1, Natalie Low1
1Department of Psychology, 2848Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Abstract:
We examined the influence of categorization and stereotyping on young children's (N = 96; 39 to 71 months of age) use of gender to make generalizations regarding novel biological and behavioral characteristics. Participants were asked to sort pictures of children according to either gender, common gender stereotypes, or shirt color. Then participants performed a triad inductive reasoning task. Children in the Stereotype condition consistently generalized on the basis of gender, but performance was inconsistent in the absence of stereotyping. Results are discussed in relation to variability in early gender cognition.
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