COGNITIVE EXPLANATIONS OF GENDER
DEVELOPMENT: GENDER SCHEMA THEORY (GST)
WELL COVERED #18
Who came up with the gender schema theory and when? (3) - correct answer *Martin*
and *Halverson*
*1981*
What is the definition of the gender schema theory? (3) - correct answer An *organised
set* of *beliefs* and *expectations related* to *gender*
- *derived from experience*
- such *schema guide* a *person's understanding* of *own gender* and *stereotypically
gender-appropriate behaviour* in general
What part of Kohlberg's view does the GST share? - correct answer *Children develop
understanding* of *gender* by *actively structuring* their *own learning*, *rather than*
by *passively observing* and *imitating role models*
What is a schema? (3) - correct answer *Introduced* in *cognitive approach*
*mental constructs* that *develop via experience*
It is *used* by *cognitive systems* to *organise knowledge*
What is a gender schema? - correct answer A *generalised representation* of
*everything we know* in *relation* to *gender* and *stereotypically gender-appropriate
behaviour*
What is a gender schema after identity according to Martin and Halverson? (2) - correct
answer *once* a *child* has *established gender identity* (*2-3yrs*), they *will begin* to
*search* the *environment* for *info* that *encourages development* of *gender
schema*
This *contrasts Kohlberg's view* that this *process only begins after* they *have
progressed through all 3 stages*
How is gender schema used to determine behaviour in young children and children
aged 6? (4) - correct answer *Gender scheme expands* to *include* a *range of
behaviour*
*young children*
DEVELOPMENT: GENDER SCHEMA THEORY (GST)
WELL COVERED #18
Who came up with the gender schema theory and when? (3) - correct answer *Martin*
and *Halverson*
*1981*
What is the definition of the gender schema theory? (3) - correct answer An *organised
set* of *beliefs* and *expectations related* to *gender*
- *derived from experience*
- such *schema guide* a *person's understanding* of *own gender* and *stereotypically
gender-appropriate behaviour* in general
What part of Kohlberg's view does the GST share? - correct answer *Children develop
understanding* of *gender* by *actively structuring* their *own learning*, *rather than*
by *passively observing* and *imitating role models*
What is a schema? (3) - correct answer *Introduced* in *cognitive approach*
*mental constructs* that *develop via experience*
It is *used* by *cognitive systems* to *organise knowledge*
What is a gender schema? - correct answer A *generalised representation* of
*everything we know* in *relation* to *gender* and *stereotypically gender-appropriate
behaviour*
What is a gender schema after identity according to Martin and Halverson? (2) - correct
answer *once* a *child* has *established gender identity* (*2-3yrs*), they *will begin* to
*search* the *environment* for *info* that *encourages development* of *gender
schema*
This *contrasts Kohlberg's view* that this *process only begins after* they *have
progressed through all 3 stages*
How is gender schema used to determine behaviour in young children and children
aged 6? (4) - correct answer *Gender scheme expands* to *include* a *range of
behaviour*
*young children*
