O'Brien M, Huston A C
J Genet Psychol. 1985 Dec;146(4):527-33. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1985.10532472.
In the first study, the motor activity level and vigor of play of 52 toddlers was assessed as they played with a set of sex-role stereotyped and neutral toys. Boys and girls showed the same level of activity, and both were significantly more active when playing with stereotypically masculine toys. In the second study, 27 toddlers were observed playing with toys defined as potentially eliciting high, medium, or low activity within the masculine, feminine, and neutral categories. Again, boys and girls did not differ in overall activity level. All children preferred toys that allowed moderate to high activity, but given this preference, they selected toys stereotyped for their own gender above those stereotyped for the other gender.
在第一项研究中，52名幼儿在玩一组具有性别角色刻板印象的玩具和中性玩具时，其运动活动水平和玩耍活力得到了评估。男孩和女孩表现出相同的活动水平，并且在玩具有典型男性特征的玩具时，两者的活跃度都显著更高。在第二项研究中，观察了27名幼儿玩被定义为在男性、女性和中性类别中可能引发高、中、低活动量的玩具。同样，男孩和女孩在总体活动水平上没有差异。所有孩子都更喜欢能进行适度到高度活动的玩具，但在这种偏好下，他们选择的是符合自己性别的刻板印象玩具，而非另一性别的刻板印象玩具。
