57. How would the evolutionary perspective explain the fact that men across cultures rate women with a smaller waist-to-hip ratio as being more attractive?
a) they are more likely to have multiple-birth pregnancies
b) they are more likely to be able to successfully have children
c) their smaller waists accentuate the appearance of the size of their breasts
d) smaller WTH is associated with greater intelligence.
b
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a. ?non-choice b. ?elimination c. ?correct rejection d. ?accurate refusal
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a. a positive correlation. c. cause and effect. b. a negative correlation. d. an experiment.
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A) development of friendly relationships with other homosexuals. B) self-labeling as gay or lesbian. C) attraction to members of the same sex. D) disclosure of one's sexual orientation to others.