Question

rupert develops a mental pattern for what \maleness\ and \femaleness\ mean, and he organizes his observ within that mental structure to form an image of himself as \male.\ this view of gender - role development is consistent with ______ theory. social learning ordained doctrine gender schema personal - development

Explanation:

Gender - schema theory posits that individuals develop mental patterns (schemas) about gender - related concepts and use these to organize information and form self - concept. Rupert's formation of mental patterns for maleness and femaleness and self - identification as male aligns with this theory. Social learning theory focuses more on learning through observation and reinforcement. Ordained doctrine is more religious or dogmatic in nature. Personal - development is a broad term and not a specific theory for this context.

Answer:

C. gender schema