Question 1

Men are more upset than women by a partner's ________________ infidelity;women are more upset by a partner's _______________ infidelity.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual;emotional 
B) secret;public 
C) public;secret 
D) emotional;sexual 
A) sexual;emotional 
B) secret;public 
C) public;secret 
D) emotional;sexual

Question 2

Buss found that _________ percent of college men indicated that they have exaggerated the depth of their feelings for a woman to have sex with her,and that _______ percent of college women reported being deceived by a man's exaggeration of his feelings for her in order to have sex with her.

Accepted Answer

A) 71;15 
B) 37;15 
C) 37;97 
D) 71;25 
A) 71;15 
B) 37;15 
C) 37;97 
D) 71;25

Question 3

Men with younger wives report more __________.

Accepted Answer

A) partner concealment 
B) possessive ornamentation 
C) emotional manipulation 
D) all of the above 
A) partner concealment 
B) possessive ornamentation 
C) emotional manipulation 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Tall men are __________ likely to use mate-retention tactics and when they do they prefer __________ tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) less;benefit-bestowing 
B) more;benefit-bestowing 
C) less;cost-inflicting 
D) more;cost-inflicting 
A) less;benefit-bestowing 
B) more;benefit-bestowing 
C) less;cost-inflicting 
D) more;cost-inflicting

Question 5

Men who are motivated to seek casual sex __________ attempt to deceive women about their commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) do not 
B) rarely 
C) more frequently 
D) less frequently 
A) do not 
B) rarely 
C) more frequently 
D) less frequently

Question 6

Researchers have documented four main categories of defenses women report using to prevent sexual victimization.Which strategy do mated women use more than single women?

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding being alone 
B) avoiding appearing sexually receptive 
C) avoiding strange or dangerous men 
D) being prepared and aware of surroundings 
A) avoiding being alone 
B) avoiding appearing sexually receptive 
C) avoiding strange or dangerous men 
D) being prepared and aware of surroundings

Question 7

Why would men who are oriented more toward short-term mating show a greater sexual overperception bias?

Accepted Answer

A) Because false alarms are more costly for short-term oriented men than long-term oriented men. 
B) Because men oriented more toward long-term mating are relatively less sexually interested in women. 
C) Because the sexual overperception bias minimizes the costs associated with misses. 
D) Because the sexual overperception bias minimizes the costs associated with false alarms. 
A) Because false alarms are more costly for short-term oriented men than long-term oriented men. 
B) Because men oriented more toward long-term mating are relatively less sexually interested in women. 
C) Because the sexual overperception bias minimizes the costs associated with misses. 
D) Because the sexual overperception bias minimizes the costs associated with false alarms.

Question 8

From an evolutionary perspective,a major cost to women of rape is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) risk of being abandoned by a regular mate 
B) unwanted pregnancy 
C) interference with women's mate choice mechanisms 
D) all of the above 
A) risk of being abandoned by a regular mate 
B) unwanted pregnancy 
C) interference with women's mate choice mechanisms 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Findings from studies based on life history theory indicate that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a subset of men pursue a fast life history strategy that includes sexual aggression in addition to other antisocial tendencies 
B) nearly all men have some tendency to rape 
C) men who pursue a slow life history strategy engage in more long-term sexual aggression 
D) rapists show similarly low levels of sexual arousal to rape depictions,but self-report higher subjective arousal 
A) a subset of men pursue a fast life history strategy that includes sexual aggression in addition to other antisocial tendencies 
B) nearly all men have some tendency to rape 
C) men who pursue a slow life history strategy engage in more long-term sexual aggression 
D) rapists show similarly low levels of sexual arousal to rape depictions,but self-report higher subjective arousal

Question 10

Sexual withholding is hypothesized to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increase the scarcity of the resource 
B) force men to think of a woman as a permanent rather than temporary mate 
C) manipulate the woman's perceived mate value 
D) all of the above 
A) increase the scarcity of the resource 
B) force men to think of a woman as a permanent rather than temporary mate 
C) manipulate the woman's perceived mate value 
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following traits predicts cost-inflicting mate retention tactics?

Accepted Answer

A) low mate value of the man 
B) Machiavellianism traits of the man 
C) narcissism of the man 
D) all of the above 
A) low mate value of the man 
B) Machiavellianism traits of the man 
C) narcissism of the man 
D) all of the above

Question 12

What percent of men indicated that they would force sex on a woman against her will if there was no chance of ever being found out?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) 35 percent 
A) 0 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) 35 percent

Question 13

Women married to men with higher incomes reported more __________.

Accepted Answer

A) violence toward their partner 
B) appearance enhancement 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b) 
A) violence toward their partner 
B) appearance enhancement 
C) both (a)and (b) 
D) neither (a)nor (b)

Question 14

Rapists tend to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) show equal levels of physiological sexual arousal to rape scenes 
B) have less varied sexual experiences 
C) have an earlier onset of sexual activity 
D) engage in less criminal activity 
A) show equal levels of physiological sexual arousal to rape scenes 
B) have less varied sexual experiences 
C) have an earlier onset of sexual activity 
D) engage in less criminal activity

Question 15

The sexual overperception bias is designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) minimize the costs of missed sexual opportunities 
B) maximize the benefits of missed sexual opportunities 
C) deter women from seeking sexual intercourse from a rival male 
D) encourage women to seek sexual intercourse with a male 
A) minimize the costs of missed sexual opportunities 
B) maximize the benefits of missed sexual opportunities 
C) deter women from seeking sexual intercourse from a rival male 
D) encourage women to seek sexual intercourse with a male

Question 16

Victims of sexual harassment are disproportionately __________ and ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) young;married 
B) young;physically attractive 
C) older;physically attractive 
D) older;single 
A) young;married 
B) young;physically attractive 
C) older;physically attractive 
D) older;single

Question 17

The commitment skepticism bias is designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) maximize the benefits of being sexually deceived by men who feign commitment 
B) minimize the costs of being sexually deceived by men who feign commitment 
C) reduce men's attempts at deception 
D) increase the psychological arms race between commitment skepticism in women and commitment signaling in men 
A) maximize the benefits of being sexually deceived by men who feign commitment 
B) minimize the costs of being sexually deceived by men who feign commitment 
C) reduce men's attempts at deception 
D) increase the psychological arms race between commitment skepticism in women and commitment signaling in men

Question 18

Women's experience of distress after sexual advances depends on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) her marital status 
B) his marital status 
C) the social status of the harasser 
D) the likelihood of successful cuckoldry of her long-term partner 
A) her marital status 
B) his marital status 
C) the social status of the harasser 
D) the likelihood of successful cuckoldry of her long-term partner

Question 19

Men,particularly those _________________,tend to increase their mate-guarding behaviors when their mate is ovulating.

Accepted Answer

A) low on good genes indicators 
B) high on good genes indicators 
C) with high incomes 
D) with low incomes 
A) low on good genes indicators 
B) high on good genes indicators 
C) with high incomes 
D) with low incomes

Question 20

Error management theory suggests that there are ________ potential errors when inferring a psychological state of another person.

Accepted Answer

A) never 
B) two 
C) ten 
D) fifty 
A) never 
B) two 
C) ten 
D) fifty

Men are more upset than women by a partner's __ infidelity;women are more upset by a partner's _ infidelity.

Buss found that ___ percent of college men indicated that they have exaggerated the depth of their feelings for a woman to have sex with her,and that _ percent of college women reported being deceived by a man's exaggeration of his feelings for her in order to have sex with her.

Men with younger wives report more __________.

Tall men are likely to use mate-retention tactics and when they do they prefer tactics.

Men who are motivated to seek casual sex __________ attempt to deceive women about their commitment.

Researchers have documented four main categories of defenses women report using to prevent sexual victimization.Which strategy do mated women use more than single women?

Why would men who are oriented more toward short-term mating show a greater sexual overperception bias?

From an evolutionary perspective,a major cost to women of rape is __________.

Findings from studies based on life history theory indicate that __________.

Sexual withholding is hypothesized to __________.

Which of the following traits predicts cost-inflicting mate retention tactics?

What percent of men indicated that they would force sex on a woman against her will if there was no chance of ever being found out?

Women married to men with higher incomes reported more __________.

Rapists tend to __________.

The sexual overperception bias is designed to __________.

Victims of sexual harassment are disproportionately and _.

The commitment skepticism bias is designed to __________.

Women's experience of distress after sexual advances depends on __________.

Men,particularly those _________________,tend to increase their mate-guarding behaviors when their mate is ovulating.

Error management theory suggests that there are ________ potential errors when inferring a psychological state of another person.

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

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

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Exam 11: Conflict Between the Sexes

Men are more upset than women by a partner's ________________ infidelity;women are more upset by a partner's _______________ infidelity.

Buss found that _________ percent of college men indicated that they have exaggerated the depth of their feelings for a woman to have sex with her,and that _______ percent of college women reported being deceived by a man's exaggeration of his feelings for her in order to have sex with her.

Men with younger wives report more __________.

Tall men are __________ likely to use mate-retention tactics and when they do they prefer __________ tactics.

Men who are motivated to seek casual sex __________ attempt to deceive women about their commitment.

Researchers have documented four main categories of defenses women report using to prevent sexual victimization.Which strategy do mated women use more than single women?

Why would men who are oriented more toward short-term mating show a greater sexual overperception bias?

From an evolutionary perspective,a major cost to women of rape is __________.

Findings from studies based on life history theory indicate that __________.

Sexual withholding is hypothesized to __________.

Which of the following traits predicts cost-inflicting mate retention tactics?

What percent of men indicated that they would force sex on a woman against her will if there was no chance of ever being found out?

Women married to men with higher incomes reported more __________.

Rapists tend to __________.

The sexual overperception bias is designed to __________.

Victims of sexual harassment are disproportionately __________ and ___________.

The commitment skepticism bias is designed to __________.

Women's experience of distress after sexual advances depends on __________.

Men,particularly those _________________,tend to increase their mate-guarding behaviors when their mate is ovulating.

Error management theory suggests that there are ________ potential errors when inferring a psychological state of another person.

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

Mens Long-Term Mating Strategies

Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Problems of Parenting

Problems of Kinship

Cooperative Alliances

Aggression and Warfare

Status,prestige,and Social Dominance

Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Filters

Men are more upset than women by a partner's __ infidelity;women are more upset by a partner's _ infidelity.

Buss found that ___ percent of college men indicated that they have exaggerated the depth of their feelings for a woman to have sex with her,and that _ percent of college women reported being deceived by a man's exaggeration of his feelings for her in order to have sex with her.

Tall men are likely to use mate-retention tactics and when they do they prefer tactics.

Victims of sexual harassment are disproportionately and _.