Rachel is an accountant and her husband Arnold is a contractor. Suppose that Arnold has had a number of sexual affairs during the course of their relationship, with men as well as women. Given the research on sexual jealousy, which of the following affairs—if she found out about it—would Rachel be most upset about? That is, which affair would she object to the most?
a. his affair with John, a successful male accountant
b. his affair with Ned, a male college student studying accounting
c. his affair with Sarah, a successful female accountant
d. his affair with Gina, a female college student studying accounting
A
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