Sex-Typed Play at Age 1 (4808.0K) A 1-year-old girl is shown in a room surrounded by an assortment of toys. She only shows interest in the Barbie dolls, which she examines carefully from every angle.
Lacking Gender Consistency at Age 4 (2057.0K) A boy is asked to identify the gender of a male doll placed in front of him. After amusing himself by completely rotating the dolls head around, he explains that the doll is a male because of his hair. But when the interviewer puts a skirt on the doll, Sal demonstrates that he lacks an understanding of gender constancy when he explains that the doll is now a girl.
Sex-Typed Play (3844.0K) Early sex-typed behavior is demonstrated as we watch a boy and girl make toy selections. The girl quietly plays with an elaborate doll house as the boy excitedly goes from playing with a remote control vehicle to a toy garage. Neither child shows interest in the cross sex-typed toys.
Girls Engaging in Sex-Typed Play (6367.0K) Two girls show their preference for a non sex-typed toy as they enthusiastically play with a remote control truck, ignoring the elaborate, colorful dollhouse that sits inches away.
Sex-Typed Play at Age 1 (4808.0K)