Herb hopes his 4-year-old daughter will become a scientist like him, but she refuses to play with the toy microscope he bought her and insists that she will be a princess when she grows up

What conclusions can Herb draw about his daughter's future
career?

What will be an ideal response?

Not many. His daughter's rigid gender-typed behavior is typical when children are acquiring gender schemas, but it does not necessarily predict much of anything about her adult interests or occupation.

Psychology

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A woman believes that a person's behavior should be based on the needs and approval of the community at large. According to Hazel Markus and Shinobu Kitayama,

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