Ms. Andrea walks in to a new group of children in her daycare classroom. One particular child is dressed in all yellow pants and a t-shirt. She cannot tell whether this child is a boy or a girl
Given the results of Sidorowicz and Lunney's study (1980), how would she likely play with this infant if she thought it was a boy?
a. She would use all the toys in the room, regardless of the sex of the infant.
b. She would likely use a football in play with the baby.
c. She would use a doll in play with the infant.
d. She would use a teething ring to play with the infant.
B. The results of this study showed that when the adults thought the child was male, 80% of the women played with the child using a rubber football. When they thought the child was female, 89% of the men and 73% of the women used a doll in play.
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