From my Psych class...
PsychSim 5 Quizzing: Dating and Mating completedTotal score: 2 out of 5, 40%
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1. Researchers have discovered that we often are attracted to those with whom we spend a great deal of time. This factor of romantic attraction is called:
a. similarity.
b. proximity.
c. physical attractiveness.
d. mate selection.
1 out of 1
Correct.
2. Charles Darwin noticed that many species of animals had developed characteristics with no survival value. His theory that these characteristics had evolved to attract a mate is called:
a. evolution.
b. attraction theory.
c. natural selection.
d. sexual selection.
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Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
3. Psychologists who argue that the factors influencing attraction are "hard-wired" into us from the earliest days of human existence are called ________ psychologists.
a. evolutionary
b. humanistic
c. cognitive
d. behavioral
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Incorrect. The correct answer is A.
4. Evolutionary psychologists believe that because of the different reproductive challenges experienced by men and women throughout the history of the human race:
a. men usually prefer older women and women usually prefer younger men.
b. women are usually attracted to dominant males, while men are usually attracted to females who appear young and healthy.
c. men have evolved to feel more jealousy when their mate is emotionally unfaithful, while women tend to feel more jealousy due to the sexual infidelity of their mate.
d. women have evolved to be more promiscuous because of their need to find many mates to ensure the security of their offspring.
1 out of 1
Correct.
5. Evolutionary psychology has been criticized most often because it:
a. emphasizes the role of environment over genes in shaping sexual behavior.
b. does not give enough credence to creationist theories.
c. is too new to be taken seriously for now.
d. depends too much on hindsight explanations of human behavior.
0 out of 1
Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
posted by Erik @ 9:11 PM
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