Question 1

Evolutionary psychologists have begun to study women's social behavior as it varies across the menstrual cycle. Durante and colleagues documented that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women pursuing a short-term mating strategy wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
B)  women pursuing a long-term mating strategy wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
C)  more attractive women wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
D)  less attractive women wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
A)  women pursuing a short-term mating strategy wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
B)  women pursuing a long-term mating strategy wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
C)  more attractive women wear more revealing clothing when ovulating 
D)  less attractive women wear more revealing clothing when ovulating

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the relationship between women's attractiveness and their preferred mating strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women with lower WHRs pursue short-term mating strategies. 
B)  Women with more feminine facial features pursue short-term mating strategies. 
C)  Women who are less attractive are perceived by others to be more promiscuous. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Women with lower WHRs pursue short-term mating strategies. 
B)  Women with more feminine facial features pursue short-term mating strategies. 
C)  Women who are less attractive are perceived by others to be more promiscuous. 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

_________ symmetrical men are more likely to have sexual intercourse with women who are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less; more symmetrical 
B)  Less; not involved in other relationships 
C)  More; already in relationships 
D)  More; less symmetrical 
A)  Less; more symmetrical 
B)  Less; not involved in other relationships 
C)  More; already in relationships 
D)  More; less symmetrical

Question 4

Clarke and Hatfield found that _______ percent of men agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive woman, whereas ________ percent of women agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive man.

Accepted Answer

A)  50; 25 
B)  60; 10 
C)  70; 0 
D)  75; 0 
A)  50; 25 
B)  60; 10 
C)  70; 0 
D)  75; 0

Question 5

Particularly among men, the Dark Triad of personality traits is associated with pursuing a short-term mating strategy. The Dark Triad consists of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcissism, extraversion, and self-monitoring 
B)  self-monitoring, psychopathy, and extraversion 
C)  narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism 
D)  Machiavellianism, extraversion, and self-monitoring 
A)  narcissism, extraversion, and self-monitoring 
B)  self-monitoring, psychopathy, and extraversion 
C)  narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism 
D)  Machiavellianism, extraversion, and self-monitoring

Question 6

The prevalence of prostitution is a consequence of which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  men's desire for casual sex 
B)  women's desire for casual sex 
C)  men's desire for a partner's sexual exclusivity 
D)  women's tendency to test males for long-term relationships 
A)  men's desire for casual sex 
B)  women's desire for casual sex 
C)  men's desire for a partner's sexual exclusivity 
D)  women's tendency to test males for long-term relationships

Question 7

A woman retains _________ sperm when she has an orgasm than/as she does when she does not.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same amount of 
B)  better quality 
C)  fewer 
D)  more 
A)  the same amount of 
B)  better quality 
C)  fewer 
D)  more

Question 8

Men's ratings of women's attractiveness ___________ following short-term casual sex, and women's ratings of men's attractiveness __________ following short-term casual sex.

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease; decrease 
B)  decrease; increase 
C)  increase; increase 
D)  increase; decrease 
A)  decrease; decrease 
B)  decrease; increase 
C)  increase; increase 
D)  increase; decrease

Evolutionary psychologists have begun to study women's social behavior as it varies across the menstrual cycle. Durante and colleagues documented that __________.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between women's attractiveness and their preferred mating strategy?

_ symmetrical men are more likely to have sexual intercourse with women who are __.

Clarke and Hatfield found that _ percent of men agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive woman, whereas __ percent of women agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive man.

Particularly among men, the Dark Triad of personality traits is associated with pursuing a short-term mating strategy. The Dark Triad consists of __________.

The prevalence of prostitution is a consequence of which of the following factors?

A woman retains _________ sperm when she has an orgasm than/as she does when she does not.

Men's ratings of women's attractiveness _ following short-term casual sex, and women's ratings of men's attractiveness following short-term casual sex.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating 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

Exam 6: Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Evolutionary psychologists have begun to study women's social behavior as it varies across the menstrual cycle. Durante and colleagues documented that __________.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between women's attractiveness and their preferred mating strategy?

_________ symmetrical men are more likely to have sexual intercourse with women who are __________.

Clarke and Hatfield found that _______ percent of men agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive woman, whereas ________ percent of women agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive man.

Particularly among men, the Dark Triad of personality traits is associated with pursuing a short-term mating strategy. The Dark Triad consists of __________.

The prevalence of prostitution is a consequence of which of the following factors?

A woman retains _________ sperm when she has an orgasm than/as she does when she does not.

Men's ratings of women's attractiveness ___________ following short-term casual sex, and women's ratings of men's attractiveness __________ following short-term casual sex.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature:

Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Mens Long-Term Mating 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

_ symmetrical men are more likely to have sexual intercourse with women who are __.

Clarke and Hatfield found that _ percent of men agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive woman, whereas __ percent of women agreed to have sexual intercourse after being propositioned by an attractive man.

Men's ratings of women's attractiveness _ following short-term casual sex, and women's ratings of men's attractiveness following short-term casual sex.