According to Evolutionary Theory, the Main Reason That Males and Females

question 97

Multiple Choice

According to evolutionary theory, the main reason that males and females have different approaches when it comes to dating and mating is because ____.

• A) males can have many more offspring than females in their lifetimes, with minimal investments of time and energy per offspring
• B) males are more visually-oriented than females
• C) females are physically weaker and more prone to diseases, including sexually-transmitted diseases
• D) females are naturally more nurturing and emotionally intelligent than males

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Definitions:

Sometimes-Opponent-Process Theory

A theory suggesting that emotional and behavioral reactions adjust to opposite states from those initially induced by a stimulus over time.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that, after being linked with an unconditioned stimulus, starts to produce a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A conditioned response is an automatic reaction established by learning to an initially neutral stimulus after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus that triggers an automatic response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning or conditioning.