Kelsey Investigates Gender-Role Development

Multiple Choice

Kelsey investigates gender-role development. If the results of her studies are consistent with other researchers in the field, she is likely to find that:

A) girls tend to establish and maintain close friendships through compromise and verbal conflict resolution.
B) boys tend to establish and maintain close friendships through compromise, conciliation, and verbal conflict resolution.
C) boys tend to establish very close bonds with one or two friends, and avoid competition and rough play.
D) girls learn to assert themselves within a group of same-sex friends and are more likely than boys to be competitive.