Question 1

When men derogate their rivals in front of women, which of the following attributes would they most likely ridicule?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rival's past romantic partners 
B)  the rival's poor fashion taste 
C)  the rival's physique 
D)  the rival's business failures 
A)  the rival's past romantic partners 
B)  the rival's poor fashion taste 
C)  the rival's physique 
D)  the rival's business failures

Question 2

In small-scale tribes, which of the following is the best predictor of a man's attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting skills 
B)  parenting skills 
C)  gathering skills 
D)  negotiation skills 
A)  hunting skills 
B)  parenting skills 
C)  gathering skills 
D)  negotiation skills

Question 3

Women display an ability to determine a man's interest in infants simply by looking at his face. How does a man's estimated interest in infants influence the woman's interest in him as a romantic partner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for short-term partners but not long-term partners. 
B)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for long-term partners but not short-term partners. 
C)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for both long-term and short-term partners. 
D)  Women did not show a preference for men with higher interest in infants for either long-term or short-term partners. 
A)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for short-term partners but not long-term partners. 
B)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for long-term partners but not short-term partners. 
C)  Women preferred the men with higher interest in infants for both long-term and short-term partners. 
D)  Women did not show a preference for men with higher interest in infants for either long-term or short-term partners.

Question 4

Women prefer as long-term mates men who __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have high social status but are indifferent about investing in children 
B)  are interested more in children than in them 
C)  are capable of but unwilling to invest in children 
D)  are capable of and willing to invest in children 
A)  have high social status but are indifferent about investing in children 
B)  are interested more in children than in them 
C)  are capable of but unwilling to invest in children 
D)  are capable of and willing to invest in children

Question 5

Which of the following is not a context to which women's mate preferences are sensitive?

Accepted Answer

A)  preferred mating strategy 
B)  a woman's place in her menstrual cycle 
C)  geographic location 
D)  her mate value 
A)  preferred mating strategy 
B)  a woman's place in her menstrual cycle 
C)  geographic location 
D)  her mate value

Question 6

In which of the following scenarios would the same man be perceived as most attractive?

Accepted Answer

A)  next to a man who is laughing at something he said 
B)  standing with multiple women who are talking amongst themselves 
C)  talking with a smiling, attractive woman 
D)  He would be considered equally attractive in all of the above scenarios. 
A)  next to a man who is laughing at something he said 
B)  standing with multiple women who are talking amongst themselves 
C)  talking with a smiling, attractive woman 
D)  He would be considered equally attractive in all of the above scenarios.

Question 7

One reason women may not be as attracted to substantially older men, relative to slightly older men, is that substantially older men __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are less likely to invest in her and her offspring 
B)  are less likely to be able to invest long-term in her and her offspring 
C)  do not have as many resources 
D)  are more physically active 
A)  are less likely to invest in her and her offspring 
B)  are less likely to be able to invest long-term in her and her offspring 
C)  do not have as many resources 
D)  are more physically active

Question 8

Women's attractiveness is ____________ correlated with their preference for masculine faces and symmetrical faces.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Women worldwide value health in mates ___________ men.

Accepted Answer

A)  as much as 
B)  much more than 
C)  much less than 
D)  with greater variation than 
A)  as much as 
B)  much more than 
C)  much less than 
D)  with greater variation than

When men derogate their rivals in front of women, which of the following attributes would they most likely ridicule?

In small-scale tribes, which of the following is the best predictor of a man's attractiveness?

Women display an ability to determine a man's interest in infants simply by looking at his face. How does a man's estimated interest in infants influence the woman's interest in him as a romantic partner?

Women prefer as long-term mates men who __________.

Which of the following is not a context to which women's mate preferences are sensitive?

In which of the following scenarios would the same man be perceived as most attractive?

One reason women may not be as attracted to substantially older men, relative to slightly older men, is that substantially older men __________.

Women's attractiveness is ____________ correlated with their preference for masculine faces and symmetrical faces.

Women worldwide value health in mates ___________ men.

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

When men derogate their rivals in front of women, which of the following attributes would they most likely ridicule?

In small-scale tribes, which of the following is the best predictor of a man's attractiveness?

Women display an ability to determine a man's interest in infants simply by looking at his face. How does a man's estimated interest in infants influence the woman's interest in him as a romantic partner?

Women prefer as long-term mates men who __________.

Which of the following is not a context to which women's mate preferences are sensitive?

In which of the following scenarios would the same man be perceived as most attractive?

One reason women may not be as attracted to substantially older men, relative to slightly older men, is that substantially older men __________.

Women's attractiveness is ____________ correlated with their preference for masculine faces and symmetrical faces.

Women worldwide value health in mates ___________ men.

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