Question 1

Which of the following is an adaptive benefit that would NOT have accrued to ancestral men willing to make a commitment to a partner?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the quality of the long-term mate he is able to attract 
B) increasing paternity uncertainty 
C) increasing his pool of social allies 
D) increasing the chances his children will survive to reproductive age 
A) increasing the quality of the long-term mate he is able to attract 
B) increasing paternity uncertainty 
C) increasing his pool of social allies 
D) increasing the chances his children will survive to reproductive age B

Question 2

Male ancestors had access to which two types of observable evidence of a woman's reproductive value?

Accepted Answer

A) hair color and current fertility status 
B) current fertility status and body fat distribution 
C) physical appearance and behavior 
D) behavior and current fertility status 
A) hair color and current fertility status 
B) current fertility status and body fat distribution 
C) physical appearance and behavior 
D) behavior and current fertility status C

Question 3

Men who are in relationships and willing to have an affair tend to have _________ testosterone than men unwilling to have an affair,which supports the idea that testosterone is associated with ___________ in men.

Accepted Answer

A) lower;fertility 
B) higher;fertility 
C) lower;mating effort 
D) higher;mating effort 
A) lower;fertility 
B) higher;fertility 
C) lower;mating effort 
D) higher;mating effort D

Question 4

Grammer found that a ______________ in men's income is associated with a _____________ in the ages of mates they sought.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Women's use of appearance enhancement was judged to be _________________ effective in attracting mates than men's use of such tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) slightly less 
B) slightly more 
C) significantly less 
D) significantly more 
A) slightly less 
B) slightly more 
C) significantly less 
D) significantly more

Question 6

Women with lower waist-to-hip ratios and relatively larger breasts __________.

Accepted Answer

A) were rated less attractive than women with relatively smaller breasts and lower waist-to-hip ratios 
B) have the highest levels of estradiol 
C) have the lowest levels of estradiol 
D) were rated less attractive than women with higher waist-to-hip ratios and large breasts 
A) were rated less attractive than women with relatively smaller breasts and lower waist-to-hip ratios 
B) have the highest levels of estradiol 
C) have the lowest levels of estradiol 
D) were rated less attractive than women with higher waist-to-hip ratios and large breasts

Question 7

Men in their fifties who are looking for a long-term mate prefer women in their thirties.Men's preferences for short-term mates,however,remain for women at the age of peak fertility.Why might this be?

Accepted Answer

A) Older men may have difficulty attracting dramatically younger women as long-term mates. 
B) Older men are less interested in mates who are similar or compatible. 
C) Older men are generally lower in status than young men. 
D) Modern long-term mating is different from ancestral long-term mating;it requires less compatibility. 
A) Older men may have difficulty attracting dramatically younger women as long-term mates. 
B) Older men are less interested in mates who are similar or compatible. 
C) Older men are generally lower in status than young men. 
D) Modern long-term mating is different from ancestral long-term mating;it requires less compatibility.

Question 8

Both men and women experience attentional adhesion to which of the following targets?

Accepted Answer

A) young men's faces 
B) young women's faces 
C) older men's faces 
D) older women's faces 
A) young men's faces 
B) young women's faces 
C) older men's faces 
D) older women's faces

Question 9

The value that North American men place on virginity in a prospective long-term mate has _________ over the past half-century.

Accepted Answer

A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) not changed 
D) doubled 
A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) not changed 
D) doubled

Question 10

Which of the following features is considered a sign of facial femininity?

Accepted Answer

A) short distance between mouth and jaw 
B) long distance between mouth and jaw 
C) lower cheekbones 
D) eyes set wider apart 
A) short distance between mouth and jaw 
B) long distance between mouth and jaw 
C) lower cheekbones 
D) eyes set wider apart

Question 11

Adolescent men __________.

Accepted Answer

A) do not have age preferences for dates 
B) prefer dates with women their own age 
C) prefer dates with slightly younger women 
D) prefer dates with slightly older women 
A) do not have age preferences for dates 
B) prefer dates with women their own age 
C) prefer dates with slightly younger women 
D) prefer dates with slightly older women

Question 12

Which of the following benefits did NOT accrue to ancestral men who preferred ovulating women?

Accepted Answer

A) maximized odds of successful fertilization 
B) avoided women who were not ovulating 
C) decreased parasite load 
D) Mated males could more efficiently guard their partners. 
A) maximized odds of successful fertilization 
B) avoided women who were not ovulating 
C) decreased parasite load 
D) Mated males could more efficiently guard their partners.

Question 13

Reproductive value refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the number of children a person has 
B) the number of children a person is likely to have in the future 
C) the number of children that a person has in combination with his or her kin 
D) the number of children a person is capable of having in the next five years 
A) the number of children a person has 
B) the number of children a person is likely to have in the future 
C) the number of children that a person has in combination with his or her kin 
D) the number of children a person is capable of having in the next five years

Question 14

Across cultures,male preferences for physical attractiveness __________ female preferences for physical attractiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) are valued more than 
B) are equal to 
C) are half when compared to 
D) are valued less than 
A) are valued more than 
B) are equal to 
C) are half when compared to 
D) are valued less than

Question 15

A man's "attentional adhesion" is more pronounced if __________.

Accepted Answer

A) he is oriented toward short-term mating 
B) he did not grow up with female siblings 
C) he has not been influenced by Western media 
D) he has lower social status 
A) he is oriented toward short-term mating 
B) he did not grow up with female siblings 
C) he has not been influenced by Western media 
D) he has lower social status

Question 16

Men rate composite faces,mathematical averages of multiple women's faces as more attractive than real women's faces.This preference for averageness may have evolved because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) averageness indicates reproductive value 
B) averageness indicates youth 
C) averageness could be a marker of phenotypic quality 
D) averageness is correlated with conformity and agreeableness 
A) averageness indicates reproductive value 
B) averageness indicates youth 
C) averageness could be a marker of phenotypic quality 
D) averageness is correlated with conformity and agreeableness

Question 17

American men prefer in women a waist-to-hip ratio of about __________.

Accepted Answer

A) .60 
B) .70 
C) .80 
D) .90 
A) .60 
B) .70 
C) .80 
D) .90

Question 18

Which of the following indicates a hypothesized mate preference that appears to be adaptive in the modern environment?

Accepted Answer

A) When wives are six years younger than their husbands,they have fewer children than wives who are six years older than their husbands. 
B) When the man is higher than the woman on attractiveness,the couple produces more offspring. 
C) Women whose high school photographs were rated as more attractive produced more children than women whose high school photographs were rated less attractive. 
D) all of the above 
A) When wives are six years younger than their husbands,they have fewer children than wives who are six years older than their husbands. 
B) When the man is higher than the woman on attractiveness,the couple produces more offspring. 
C) Women whose high school photographs were rated as more attractive produced more children than women whose high school photographs were rated less attractive. 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is an empirically documented result that indicates that men adjust their behavior based on the quality of the target?

Accepted Answer

A) Men tip waitresses most if they are taller and brunette. 
B) Men's skin conductance fluctuates less from baseline when speaking with an attractive woman. 
C) Men increase the pitch of their voice when talking to an attractive woman. 
D) The younger the woman,the more money the man spends on his engagement ring for her. 
A) Men tip waitresses most if they are taller and brunette. 
B) Men's skin conductance fluctuates less from baseline when speaking with an attractive woman. 
C) Men increase the pitch of their voice when talking to an attractive woman. 
D) The younger the woman,the more money the man spends on his engagement ring for her.

Question 20

Men exhibit "attentional adhesion" to photographs of attractive women.This means that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) attractive women demand more attention from men than unattractive women because they can afford to be choosier 
B) men's attentional systems are biased toward attractive women and have a difficult time switching from an attractive woman to a different target 
C) men have adaptations for viewing photographic images of fertile women 
D) men have learned to pay more attention to attractive women because they are of higher status 
A) attractive women demand more attention from men than unattractive women because they can afford to be choosier 
B) men's attentional systems are biased toward attractive women and have a difficult time switching from an attractive woman to a different target 
C) men have adaptations for viewing photographic images of fertile women 
D) men have learned to pay more attention to attractive women because they are of higher status

Which of the following is an adaptive benefit that would NOT have accrued to ancestral men willing to make a commitment to a partner?

Male ancestors had access to which two types of observable evidence of a woman's reproductive value?

Men who are in relationships and willing to have an affair tend to have _ testosterone than men unwilling to have an affair,which supports the idea that testosterone is associated with ___ in men.

Grammer found that a __ in men's income is associated with a _ in the ages of mates they sought.

Women's use of appearance enhancement was judged to be _________________ effective in attracting mates than men's use of such tactics.

Women with lower waist-to-hip ratios and relatively larger breasts __________.

Men in their fifties who are looking for a long-term mate prefer women in their thirties.Men's preferences for short-term mates,however,remain for women at the age of peak fertility.Why might this be?

Both men and women experience attentional adhesion to which of the following targets?

The value that North American men place on virginity in a prospective long-term mate has _________ over the past half-century.

Which of the following features is considered a sign of facial femininity?

Adolescent men __________.

Which of the following benefits did NOT accrue to ancestral men who preferred ovulating women?

Reproductive value refers to __________.

Across cultures,male preferences for physical attractiveness __________ female preferences for physical attractiveness.

A man's "attentional adhesion" is more pronounced if __________.

Men rate composite faces,mathematical averages of multiple women's faces as more attractive than real women's faces.This preference for averageness may have evolved because __________.

American men prefer in women a waist-to-hip ratio of about __________.

Which of the following indicates a hypothesized mate preference that appears to be adaptive in the modern environment?

Which of the following is an empirically documented result that indicates that men adjust their behavior based on the quality of the target?

Men exhibit "attentional adhesion" to photographs of attractive women.This means that __________.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens 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

Exam 5: Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Which of the following is an adaptive benefit that would NOT have accrued to ancestral men willing to make a commitment to a partner?

Male ancestors had access to which two types of observable evidence of a woman's reproductive value?

Men who are in relationships and willing to have an affair tend to have _________ testosterone than men unwilling to have an affair,which supports the idea that testosterone is associated with ___________ in men.

Grammer found that a ______________ in men's income is associated with a _____________ in the ages of mates they sought.

Women's use of appearance enhancement was judged to be _________________ effective in attracting mates than men's use of such tactics.

Women with lower waist-to-hip ratios and relatively larger breasts __________.

Men in their fifties who are looking for a long-term mate prefer women in their thirties.Men's preferences for short-term mates,however,remain for women at the age of peak fertility.Why might this be?

Both men and women experience attentional adhesion to which of the following targets?

The value that North American men place on virginity in a prospective long-term mate has _________ over the past half-century.

Which of the following features is considered a sign of facial femininity?

Adolescent men __________.

Which of the following benefits did NOT accrue to ancestral men who preferred ovulating women?

Reproductive value refers to __________.

Across cultures,male preferences for physical attractiveness __________ female preferences for physical attractiveness.

A man's "attentional adhesion" is more pronounced if __________.

Men rate composite faces,mathematical averages of multiple women's faces as more attractive than real women's faces.This preference for averageness may have evolved because __________.

American men prefer in women a waist-to-hip ratio of about __________.

Which of the following indicates a hypothesized mate preference that appears to be adaptive in the modern environment?

Which of the following is an empirically documented result that indicates that men adjust their behavior based on the quality of the target?

Men exhibit "attentional adhesion" to photographs of attractive women.This means that __________.

The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature: Human Survival Problems

Womens 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 who are in relationships and willing to have an affair tend to have _ testosterone than men unwilling to have an affair,which supports the idea that testosterone is associated with ___ in men.

Grammer found that a __ in men's income is associated with a _ in the ages of mates they sought.