According to Buss and colleagues (1992), identify a true statement about sex differences in jealousy.
A. Men are far more distressed than women when imagining their partners having sexual intercourse with someone else.
B. Men are indifferent to their partners' emotional infidelities.
C. Women are indifferent to their partners' sexual infidelities.
D. Women are far less distressed than men when imagining their partners becoming emotionally involved with someone else.
Answer: A
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Why is the nature-nurture issue such an important question?
What will be an ideal response?
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