Research support

• Martin and Halverson - showed children (under age 6) pictures of gender inconsistent activities (man as nurse)- children recalled the info incorrectly (saying the man was a Dr), or forgot it. Evidence of the development of gender schemas and their effect on memory. Shows that gender schema theory is accurate to focus on early stages of gender development as more important. GST>kohlberg who thought that children had to be over 6 develop this level of cognitive understanding of gender.