Four-year-old amy is learning what it means to be a girl. her parents have decorated her room all in pink and buy her lots of dolls. when she shows interest in playing with her brother's toy cars, they direct her back to her toy kitchen set. she told her friends about this experience one day and they teased her saying, "why would you want to play with boy toys? " which of the following best explains amy's gender development?
a. the biological approach
b. the evolutionary approach
c. social role theory
d. the social cognitive approach

The social-cognitive approach  

Explanation:

The social-cognitive approach: It is a learning theory that was proposed by Albert Bandura. He said that learning was occurred due to the interaction in the environment, person and behavior. It is a dynamic and reciprocal approach. It influenced the external, internal social reinforcement. There is a unique way through that the person learns and maintains the behavior. Many theories are used in the promotion of health but not helping in the maintenance of the behavior but even initiating the behavior of a person. The main target of the learning theories is that how a person regulate the behavior of a person and maintained that behavior.  

d. The social cognitive approach          

Explanation:

             Amy's gender approach is the social cognitive approach at her house and by her friends.

            The social cognitive approach is a person's perspective on the development and personality of the person. These are highlighted by cognitive processes by judging and thinking.

             Thus when Amy is experiencing her growing development, her parents always asks her to play with dolls and painted her room with pink, this situation is best explain by the social cognitive approach of the society.

Thus the answer is

d. The social cognitive approach          

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