The ________ suggests that people select mates based on such areas as education, race, age, religion, and shared values, even political attitudes.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
winnowing hypothesis
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Sexual arousal begins ________
a. soon after birth b. at age 3 c. at 5 years of age d. in puberty
Sean and Dee are married. In general, Sean is the one responsible for initiating the couple’s sexual activities, whereas Dee is the one who responds (either positively or negatively) to his invitations. Based on sexual-script research, what might we conclude about this couple’s interaction pattern?
a) Dee usually responds negatively to Sean’s sexual initiation attempts. b) Sean’s initiation attempts are usually direct and verbal. c) Sean wishes Dee would also make some of the initiation attempts. d) Dee wishes Sean would stop initiating sexual activity.
Faryis currently dating Dan. Although she has fairly high expectations about romantic relationships, she has been quite pleasantly surprised by how many unexpected and “extra” benefits she receives from her relationship with Dan. Last week she met Tim, who has made it clear that he is interested in dating her but who does not seem as interesting or attractive as Dan.According to interdependence theory, Fary’s relationship with Dan is probably best characterized as _______ and _______.
a) unhappy; stable b) unhappy; unstable c) happy; stable d) happy; unstable
When people respond to questions about sexuality, sometimes they exaggerate and other times they tend to minimize or hide certain facts. In which of the following methods of measuring sexuality is this problem most likely to arise?
A. direct observations B. Implicit Association Test C. self-reports D. eye-tracking