Which of the following statements about gender self-perceptions is true?
a) Boys increasingly describe themselves in terms of “masculine” traits in middle childhood.
b) Girls become less likely to attribute “masculine” characteristics such as “forceful” and “self-reliant” to themselves in the course of middle childhood.
c) Girls are less flexible is their attitudes toward gender stereotypes and gender roles than boys in middle childhood.
d) Socially, children are not gender-segregated in their play groups in middle childhood.
Answer: a
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