Table 8. Characteristics that were rated as descriptive of one-year-old children.

Characteristic	M (girl)	M (boy)	d	Gender	Other Ages
					4	7	10	13	16	35
Plays with trucksa	4.43	6.77	1.13	Boys	x	x	x
Handsomea	4.00	6.00	0.83	Boys						x
Dirtyd	5.28	6.21	0.42	Boys	x		x	x
Likes princessesb,c	6.36	3.63	1.32	Girls	x	x	x
Prettyb	6.84	4.98	0.90	Girls	x	x	x	x	x	x
Likes to play with dollsb	6.28	4.54	0.86	Girls	x	x
Does not use harsh language	7.65	6.42	0.48	Girls		x	x

Note. “Other ages” column indicates the other target ages (4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 35) for which this characteristic was also descriptive.

^aCharacteristic was also a prescription for boys (see Table 9).

^bCharacteristic was also a prescription for girls (see Table 9).

^cCharacteristic was also a proscription for boys (see Table 9).

^dCharacteristic was also a proscription for girls (see Table 9).