Which of the Following Statements About Sex Differences in Partner

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about sex differences in partner preferences is true?

• A) Although girls may believe that they place more weight on interpersonal qualities (such as support and intimacy) than physical attractiveness, controlled experiments indicate that girls are more influenced by physical attractiveness than they think.
• B) Across adolescence and young adulthood, boys are more likely to emphasize the importance of physical attractiveness.
• C) Natural observational studies and controlled experiments indicate that girls are more likely to emphasize the desirability of interpersonal qualities in their prospective partners and boys are more attuned to the physical attractiveness of their prospective mate.
• D) Boys' and girls' internal working models of relationships are most sensitive to evolutionary clues that lead an individual to select a mate that offers the best probability of having healthy offspring.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or classified by the researcher to observe their effect on the dependent variable(s).

Squared Differences

The result of squaring the difference between two values, often used in statistical calculations to measure variance.

Probability Distribution

Describes the spread of possible values for a random variable, detailing the probability of each outcome.

Error Variable

A variable in statistical models that represents the deviation of observed values from the predicted values, reflecting unexplained or random variation.