Wyatt had his toy truck stolen on the playground and began to cry. The playground supervisor yelled at Wyatt for crying instead of solving his problems himself. Wyatt was confused because his sister, Wynona, never got in trouble for crying when she was sad or frustrated; in fact, she was often comforted by adults. From this experience, Wyatt learned that crying gets punished in boys but rewarded for girls. Which theory explains how Wyatt formed gender roles in this scenario