Question 1

The fact that men tend to exaggerate their height and financial status in personal ads indicates that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) men's height and status are negatively correlated with psychopathy 
B) men are aware of women's preferences and attempt to embody them 
C) women are not consciously aware of their preferences for these traits 
D) women's preference for these traits is likely learned rather than evolved

Question 2

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

Question 3

Based on comparative and phylogenetic analyses of different species,adult attachment,or "love," was consistently linked with which other species-typical behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) paternal care 
B) maternal care 
C) polygyny 
D) marriage

Question 4

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s ____________ men's and women's mate preferences.

Accepted Answer

A) did not change 
B) changed dramatically 
C) caused a reversal in 
D) masked

Question 5

Recent studies which examined mate preferences in the context of "speed dating" showed that women tended to choose men who __________.

Accepted Answer

A) described athletic success during high school or college 
B) indicated that they grew up in an affluent neighborhood 
C) asked women a lot of questions about themselves 
D) smiled more and maintained eye contact

Question 6

Parental investment theory posits that the sex with the greater obligatory parental investment will be more ___________ when choosing a mate.

Accepted Answer

A) selective 
B) indiscriminate 
C) indifferent 
D) casual

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics are rated by women as more desirable in a long-term mate than in a short-term mate?

Accepted Answer

A) kindness 
B) religiousness 
C) youthfulness 
D) patience

Question 8

In an international study on preference for social status in a marriage partner,which group placed more emphasis on social status?

Accepted Answer

A) German men 
B) German women 
C) American women 
D) American men

Question 9

Several studies have examined the effect of priming men with photos of beautiful women.These studies have shown that men primed with photos of attractive women display more ____________ than men primed with photos of older,less attractive women.

Accepted Answer

A) nonconformity 
B) discounting of the future 
C) desire for a larger income 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Women,on average,prefer as mates men as who are ____________ than they are.

Accepted Answer

A) younger 
B) thinner 
C) older 
D) more asymmetrical

Question 11

Not only have women evolved preferences for what they do want in a mate-they also possess evolved mechanisms for avoiding what they don't want.One example of what women avoid in a long-term mate would be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) signals of facial masculinity 
B) interest in infants 
C) cues to genetic relatedness 
D) a deep voice

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

Women view love as a ____________ ingredient in the decision to marry.

Accepted Answer

A) unnecessary 
B) indispensable 
C) slightly desirable 
D) temporary

Question 15

fMRI studies have examined the brains of people who are intensely in love while thinking about the object of their affection.These studies have discovered which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The prefrontal cortex,associated with decision making,shows intense activation while thinking about the lover. 
B) sex differences in the amount of overall brain activity while imagining the lover 
C) The reward centers of the brain show increased activation while thinking about the lover. 
D) Brainstem activity decreases when subjects are visualizing the lover.

Question 16

Women indicate that their minimum acceptable percentile for a spouse on earning capacity is ___________ percent,whereas men indicate a minimum acceptable percentile of ___________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 40;70 
B) 70;40 
C) 51;49 
D) 49;51

Question 17

What did researchers find out about mail-order brides and other mate-seeking women?

Accepted Answer

A) Their agendas were the same. 
B) Mail-order brides were seeking high levels of financial security. 
C) Non-mail-order brides placed love above attraction and financial security. 
D) Neither placed emphasis on status.

Question 18

Studies conducted using personal ads have documented that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) short men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than tall men 
B) tall men were rated as more attractive by women who read the ad but were less likely to be contacted than short men 
C) men's height was a significant predictor of the number of women who would respond to the personal ad 
D) men's tallness was significantly preferred by women in person but not in printed ads

Question 19

Men and women should have ___________ adaptive solutions to __________ adaptive problems.

Accepted Answer

A) similar;different 
B) few;different 
C) similar;similar 
D) different;similar

Question 20

In traditional societies,parents generally choose their daughters' mates.Parents are more likely to seek which of the following traits in a potential son-in-law than in a potential daughter-in-law?

Accepted Answer

A) physical health 
B) physical attractiveness 
C) intelligence 
D) resources

Exam 4: Womens Long-Term Mating Strategies