Tom believes that it is his wife’s role to do the laundry and to cook the meals, because that is what he saw his own mother doing when he was growing up. based on this, tom’s expectations about gender roles in the household was shaped by a. operant conditioning. b. classical conditioning. c. observation. d. imitation.

c. observation.

Explanation:

Tom believes that it is his wife´s role to do the laundry and cook the meals because by observation that is what he saw his mom do all throughout his life, so that´s what he knows, so he wants to continue with what he observed, that is why Tom´s expectations about gender roles in the household were shaped by observation.

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