Rachel Is an Accountant and Her Husband Arnold Is a Contractor

question 152

Multiple Choice

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

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