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Girls with CAH (a prenatal hormonal anomaly) strongly prefer male-typical toy play despite parental encouragement of female-typical toy play (i.e. - nature > nurture)

Topic: Dimorphism

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Citation: Prenatal Hormones and Postnatal Socialization by Parents as Determinants of Male-Typical Toy Play in Girls With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Author(s): Brain, Brook, Geffner, Hindmarsh, Pasterski
Institution(s): University College, London

Link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FVickie_Pasterski%2Fpublication%2F8038482_Prenatal_hormones_and_postnatal_socialization_by_parents_as_determinants_of_male-typical_toy_play_in_girls_with_congenital_adrenal_hyperplasia%2Flinks%2F00b4952e37186980fb000000.pdf&ei=Q-YnVYnpKsuzogTiyIHgDQ&usg=AFQjCNELXnI8k3Xl7XwBVYqQzZyUEBHB1g&sig2=VLpjf9d6oyaMe6X-edCeFg


Nation(s): United Kingdom
Year(s): 2005
Source: Primary
Type: Behavioral Experiment

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