Respondents of a Cross-Cultural Study of People from 37 Countries

question 21

Multiple Choice

Respondents of a cross-cultural study of people from 37 countries ranked the importance of 31 characteristics for a potential mate,showing

• A)no two groups ordered the characteristics in exactly the same way.
• B)gender differences were larger than cultural differences in the ordering of characteristics.
• C)the biggest difference was in characteristics of physical attractiveness and personality.
• D)all countries stressed chastity.

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Physicians

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