According to the Theory of Parental Investment, Men and Women

question 53

Multiple Choice

According to the theory of parental investment, men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources in which they must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment being higher for women than for men. Consequently, men and women have evolved different mate preferences. Which of the following is most consistent with the theory of parental investment?

• A) Rachel mostly only dates men who are shorter than she is.
• B) Randip has only ever had sexual relations with one woman, to whom he is married.
• C) Blair is dating a woman who has a 2-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
• D) Tatiana does not date male students at her college; rather, she only dates men who have established careers.

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