Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) co-residence during childhood 
B) emotional closeness 
C) knowledge of genetic relatedness 
D) number of siblings 
A) co-residence during childhood 
B) emotional closeness 
C) knowledge of genetic relatedness 
D) number of siblings

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) a mate's financial prospects 
B) a mate's physical attractiveness 
C) a mate's interest in infants 
D) a mate's kindness 
A) a mate's financial prospects 
B) a mate's physical attractiveness 
C) a mate's interest in infants 
D) a mate's kindness

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) primarily preferred mates with high wealth or status 
B) primarily preferred mates who were highly attractive 
C) primarily preferred mates who were creative and sensitive 
D) none of the above 
A) primarily preferred mates with high wealth or status 
B) primarily preferred mates who were highly attractive 
C) primarily preferred mates who were creative and sensitive 
D) none of the above

Question 6

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 7

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

Question 8

A recent study by Lukaszewski and Roney 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 9

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

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

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