Todd, a 6-year-old boy, sees a girl down the street performing amazing aerial acrobatics on her skateboard. Later, he tells his mom he saw a BOY doing neat tricks on his skateboard. According to the findings of Martin and Halverson (1983),
why didn't Todd tell the truth?
A) Todd is intentionally lying to his mother.
B) The girl was acting out of line with gender stereotypes for girls, which distorted Todd's memory.
C) Todd is jealous of the girl's abilities, so he decided to say that it was a boy.
D) Boys do not remember gender information as well as girls.
Answer: B
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