Psychology A-Level
Gender constancy
What Gender constancy means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gender constancy
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Realising around age six that gender remains consistent across time and situations, prompting the imitation of same-sex models.
Topics that use Gender constancy
- Gender (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Atypical development
- cultural variation in gender roles
- Hormonal influence
- mediational processes
- Nature versus nurture
- Reductionism
- Reductionism vs Holism
- Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI)
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