Exam 4: Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

fMRI studies have examined the brains of people who are intensely in love while thinking about the object of their affection. These studies have discovered which of the following?

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Question 21

A cross-cultural study of folktales revealed that female characters did which of the following more than male characters?

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Question 22

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s ____________ men's and women's mate preferences.

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Question 23

Wherever a female shows a mating preference, the male's _______ is/are often the key selection criterion.

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Question 24

What is a proposed function of women's mate-copying adaptations?

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Question 25

Several studies have examined the effect of priming men with photos of beautiful women. These studies have shown that men primed with photos of attractive women display more ____________ than men primed with photos of older, less attractive women.

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Question 26

The more money and resources a man has, __________.

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Question 27

The emotion of "love" is __________.

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Question 28

Based on comparative and phylogenetic analyses of different species, adult attachment, or "love," was consistently linked with which other species-typical behavior?

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Question 29

The structural powerlessness hypothesis is contradicted by which of the following statements?

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Question 30

Which of the following characteristics are rated by women as more desirable in a long-term mate than in a short-term mate?

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Question 31

Women view love as a(n) ____________ ingredient in the decision to marry.

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Question 32

Multiple studies have now demonstrated that women who have high access to their own resources tend to place more emphasis on _________________ than women with low access to resources do.

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Question 33

The fact that men tend to exaggerate their height and financial status in personal ads indicates that __________.

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Question 34

Women's olfactory acuity peaks __________.

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Question 35

Recent studies which examined mate preferences in the context of "speed dating" showed that women tended to choose men who __________.

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Question 36

Parental investment theory was first articulated by _____________ in 1972.

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Question 37

Not only have women evolved preferences for what they do want in a mate-they also possess evolved mechanisms for avoiding what they don't want. One example of what women avoid in a long-term mate would be __________.

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Question 38

Shifts in preferences for masculine faces and scents from men might reflect __________.

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Question 39

Which of the following cues appears to be the key factor in our incest-avoidance mechanisms?

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fMRI studies have examined the brains of people who are intensely in love while thinking about the object of their affection. These studies have discovered which of the following?

A cross-cultural study of folktales revealed that female characters did which of the following more than male characters?

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s ____________ men's and women's mate preferences.

Wherever a female shows a mating preference, the male's _______ is/are often the key selection criterion.

What is a proposed function of women's mate-copying adaptations?

Several studies have examined the effect of priming men with photos of beautiful women. These studies have shown that men primed with photos of attractive women display more ____________ than men primed with photos of older, less attractive women.

The more money and resources a man has, __________.

The emotion of "love" is __________.

Based on comparative and phylogenetic analyses of different species, adult attachment, or "love," was consistently linked with which other species-typical behavior?

The structural powerlessness hypothesis is contradicted by which of the following statements?

Which of the following characteristics are rated by women as more desirable in a long-term mate than in a short-term mate?

Women view love as a(n) ____________ ingredient in the decision to marry.

Multiple studies have now demonstrated that women who have high access to their own resources tend to place more emphasis on _________________ than women with low access to resources do.

The fact that men tend to exaggerate their height and financial status in personal ads indicates that __________.

Women's olfactory acuity peaks __________.

Recent studies which examined mate preferences in the context of "speed dating" showed that women tended to choose men who __________.

Parental investment theory was first articulated by _____________ in 1972.

Not only have women evolved preferences for what they do want in a mate-they also possess evolved mechanisms for avoiding what they don't want. One example of what women avoid in a long-term mate would be __________.

Shifts in preferences for masculine faces and scents from men might reflect __________.

Which of the following cues appears to be the key factor in our incest-avoidance mechanisms?

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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