Conley and colleagues (2011) summarize a number of common beliefs about sex differences in relationship preferences and sexuality. Describe three of these common beliefs and the alternative findings/interpretations provided by Conley and colleagues.
What will be an ideal response?
Students may include for example: one common belief mentioned by Conley and colleagues is that men desire more sexual partners than women do over their lifetime. Conley et al., (2011) argue that sex differences in desire for sexual partners disappear when examining the median rather than the mean of number of partners desired, suggesting that the sex differences are driven by outliers. Another common belief is that men are more open to casual sex than women are, reflecting their greater interest in sex. However, sex differences in willingness to have casual sex disappear when the casual sex partner is believed to be good in bed and when women do not expect to be “slut-shamed.” Finally, people typically assume that women are choosier than men when picking mates, but these differences disappear when women play the role of “approacher.”
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