Running Head: Stereotyping Developed During Pre-Adolescence Stereotyping Developed During Adolescence is Based on Social Interactions Among Specific Age Groups and Their Perceived Affiliation Abstract Young children's attitudes toward cross-gender typed toys were measured in this experiment. Due to the fact that, children are receptive to societal pressures at a young age, two experiments were conducted to test whether or not gender specific toys influenced both boys and girls.. In the first experiment conducted, children received …
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