Question 1

Facial and body symmetry seem to reflect __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  masculinity 
B)  psychological disorder 
C)  willingness to invest in offspring 
D)  protection from environmental and genetic stressors 
A)  masculinity 
B)  psychological disorder 
C)  willingness to invest in offspring 
D)  protection from environmental and genetic stressors D

Question 2

A man's size, strength, and physical prowess signal to prospective mates solutions to the problem of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  commitment 
B)  willingness to invest 
C)  sexual fidelity 
D)  protection 
A)  commitment 
B)  willingness to invest 
C)  sexual fidelity 
D)  protection D

Question 3

In traditional societies, parents generally choose their daughters' mates. Parents are more likely to seek which of the following traits in a potential son-in-law than in a potential daughter-in-law?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical health 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  intelligence 
D)  resources 
A)  physical health 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  intelligence 
D)  resources D

Question 4

_________ men are seen as more desirable mates than __________ men.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tall; short 
B)  Emotionally unstable; emotionally stable 
C)  Asymmetrical; symmetrical 
D)  Sensible; ambitious 
A)  Tall; short 
B)  Emotionally unstable; emotionally stable 
C)  Asymmetrical; symmetrical 
D)  Sensible; ambitious

Question 5

Women, on average, prefer as mates men as who are ____________ than they are.

Accepted Answer

A)  younger 
B)  thinner 
C)  older 
D)  more asymmetrical 
A)  younger 
B)  thinner 
C)  older 
D)  more asymmetrical

Question 6

Males have ___________ gametes and usually make the __________ parental investment.

Accepted Answer

A)  larger; larger 
B)  larger; smaller 
C)  smaller; larger 
D)  few; smaller 
A)  larger; larger 
B)  larger; smaller 
C)  smaller; larger 
D)  few; smaller

Question 7

Which of the following female mate preferences solved the adaptive problem of selecting a mate who is able to invest?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependability 
B)  emotional stability 
C)  symmetry 
D)  social status 
A)  dependability 
B)  emotional stability 
C)  symmetry 
D)  social status

Question 8

How does a woman's attractiveness affect her mate preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractive women want less attractive partners than unattractive women do. 
B)  Attractive women want more attractive partners than unattractive women do. 
C)  A woman's attractiveness is not correlated with her mate preferences; all women prefer financial status and attractiveness in a mate. 
D)  Attractive women prefer higher levels of luxury traits (e.g., creativity) than unattractive women do, but equal levels of necessity traits (e.g., resources). 
A)  Attractive women want less attractive partners than unattractive women do. 
B)  Attractive women want more attractive partners than unattractive women do. 
C)  A woman's attractiveness is not correlated with her mate preferences; all women prefer financial status and attractiveness in a mate. 
D)  Attractive women prefer higher levels of luxury traits (e.g., creativity) than unattractive women do, but equal levels of necessity traits (e.g., resources).

Question 9

Women display a preference for masculine faces during the ____________ phase of their menstrual cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  luteal 
B)  menopausal 
C)  menstrual 
D)  follicular 
A)  luteal 
B)  menopausal 
C)  menstrual 
D)  follicular

Question 10

Parental investment theory posits that the sex with the greater obligatory parental investment will be more ___________ when choosing a mate.

Accepted Answer

A)  selective 
B)  indiscriminate 
C)  indifferent 
D)  casual 
A)  selective 
B)  indiscriminate 
C)  indifferent 
D)  casual

Question 11

Studies conducted using personal ads have documented that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  short men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than tall men 
B)  tall men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than short men 
C)  men's height was a significant predictor of the number of women who would respond to the personal ad 
D)  men's tallness was significantly preferred by women in person but not in printed ads 
A)  short men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than tall men 
B)  tall men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than short men 
C)  men's height was a significant predictor of the number of women who would respond to the personal ad 
D)  men's tallness was significantly preferred by women in person but not in printed ads

Question 12

Men and women should have ___________ adaptive solutions to __________ adaptive problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  similar; different 
B)  few; different 
C)  similar; similar 
D)  different; similar 
A)  similar; different 
B)  few; different 
C)  similar; similar 
D)  different; similar

Question 13

In long-term mating, women prefer mates who _________ humor while men prefer mates who ________ humor.

Accepted Answer

A)  produce; appreciate 
B)  appreciate; replicate 
C)  replicate; identify 
D)  identify; produce 
A)  produce; appreciate 
B)  appreciate; replicate 
C)  replicate; identify 
D)  identify; produce

Question 14

Women indicate that their minimum acceptable percentile for a spouse on earning capacity is ___________ percent, whereas men indicate a minimum acceptable percentile of ___________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  40; 70 
B)  70; 40 
C)  51; 49 
D)  49; 51 
A)  40; 70 
B)  70; 40 
C)  51; 49 
D)  49; 51

Question 15

Which of the following best defines an organism's biological sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of its zygotes 
B)  the size of its gametes 
C)  testosterone levels 
D)  estrogen levels 
A)  the size of its zygotes 
B)  the size of its gametes 
C)  testosterone levels 
D)  estrogen levels

Question 16

Women and men display homogamy when it comes to choosing long-term mates. Homogamy refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  preference for a mate who is different from oneself 
B)  actually mating with someone who is different from oneself 
C)  preferences for a mate who is similar to oneself 
D)  actually mating with someone who is similar to oneself 
A)  preference for a mate who is different from oneself 
B)  actually mating with someone who is different from oneself 
C)  preferences for a mate who is similar to oneself 
D)  actually mating with someone who is similar to oneself

Question 17

A man's stated income and education is ____________ correlated with the number of responses he receives from singles ads.

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively 
B)  positively 
C)  not 
D)  not significantly 
A)  negatively 
B)  positively 
C)  not 
D)  not significantly

Question 18

A recent study by Lukaszewski and Roney (2010) examined women's preferences for kindness in a mate and found that women preferred men who were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinder to women than men 
B)  kind to them, but not kind to other women 
C)  consistently kind to everyone in their in-group 
D)  kinder to men than to women 
A)  kinder to women than men 
B)  kind to them, but not kind to other women 
C)  consistently kind to everyone in their in-group 
D)  kinder to men than to women

Question 19

Li and colleagues' Necessities and Luxuries study indicated that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women's preference for physical attractiveness in a mate represents a necessity 
B)  sex differences in mate preferences are only found when rating traits, not when ranking them 
C)  women's preference for social status in a mate represents a necessity 
D)  sex differences in mate preferences emerge only in luxuries, not necessities 
A)  women's preference for physical attractiveness in a mate represents a necessity 
B)  sex differences in mate preferences are only found when rating traits, not when ranking them 
C)  women's preference for social status in a mate represents a necessity 
D)  sex differences in mate preferences emerge only in luxuries, not necessities

Question 20

Averaged over all cultures, women prefer men who are roughly __________ years older than themselves.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.5 
B)  2.5 
C)  3.5 
D)  5.5 
A)  1.5 
B)  2.5 
C)  3.5 
D)  5.5

Facial and body symmetry seem to reflect __________.

A man's size, strength, and physical prowess signal to prospective mates solutions to the problem of __________.

In traditional societies, parents generally choose their daughters' mates. Parents are more likely to seek which of the following traits in a potential son-in-law than in a potential daughter-in-law?

_ men are seen as more desirable mates than __ men.

Women, on average, prefer as mates men as who are ____________ than they are.

Males have _ gametes and usually make the parental investment.

Which of the following female mate preferences solved the adaptive problem of selecting a mate who is able to invest?

How does a woman's attractiveness affect her mate preferences?

Women display a preference for masculine faces during the ____________ phase of their menstrual cycle.

Parental investment theory posits that the sex with the greater obligatory parental investment will be more ___________ when choosing a mate.

Studies conducted using personal ads have documented that __________.

Men and women should have _ adaptive solutions to adaptive problems.

In long-term mating, women prefer mates who _ humor while men prefer mates who humor.

Women indicate that their minimum acceptable percentile for a spouse on earning capacity is _ percent, whereas men indicate a minimum acceptable percentile of _ percent.

Which of the following best defines an organism's biological sex?

Women and men display homogamy when it comes to choosing long-term mates. Homogamy refers to which of the following?

A man's stated income and education is ____________ correlated with the number of responses he receives from singles ads.

A recent study by Lukaszewski and Roney (2010) examined women's preferences for kindness in a mate and found that women preferred men who were __________.

Li and colleagues' Necessities and Luxuries study indicated that __________.

Averaged over all cultures, women prefer men who are roughly __________ years older than themselves.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 4: Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Facial and body symmetry seem to reflect __________.

A man's size, strength, and physical prowess signal to prospective mates solutions to the problem of __________.

In traditional societies, parents generally choose their daughters' mates. Parents are more likely to seek which of the following traits in a potential son-in-law than in a potential daughter-in-law?

_________ men are seen as more desirable mates than __________ men.

Women, on average, prefer as mates men as who are ____________ than they are.

Males have ___________ gametes and usually make the __________ parental investment.

Which of the following female mate preferences solved the adaptive problem of selecting a mate who is able to invest?

How does a woman's attractiveness affect her mate preferences?

Women display a preference for masculine faces during the ____________ phase of their menstrual cycle.

Parental investment theory posits that the sex with the greater obligatory parental investment will be more ___________ when choosing a mate.

Studies conducted using personal ads have documented that __________.

Men and women should have ___________ adaptive solutions to __________ adaptive problems.

In long-term mating, women prefer mates who _________ humor while men prefer mates who ________ humor.

Women indicate that their minimum acceptable percentile for a spouse on earning capacity is ___________ percent, whereas men indicate a minimum acceptable percentile of ___________ percent.

Which of the following best defines an organism's biological sex?

Women and men display homogamy when it comes to choosing long-term mates. Homogamy refers to which of the following?

A man's stated income and education is ____________ correlated with the number of responses he receives from singles ads.

A recent study by Lukaszewski and Roney (2010) examined women's preferences for kindness in a mate and found that women preferred men who were __________.

Li and colleagues' Necessities and Luxuries study indicated that __________.

Averaged over all cultures, women prefer men who are roughly __________ years older than themselves.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Conflict Between the Sexes

Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

_ men are seen as more desirable mates than __ men.

Males have _ gametes and usually make the parental investment.

Men and women should have _ adaptive solutions to adaptive problems.

In long-term mating, women prefer mates who _ humor while men prefer mates who humor.

Women indicate that their minimum acceptable percentile for a spouse on earning capacity is _ percent, whereas men indicate a minimum acceptable percentile of _ percent.