In a 2010 Study Examining the Effectiveness of Pick-Up Lines

question 87

Multiple Choice

In a 2010 study examining the effectiveness of pick-up lines from an evolutionary perspective researchers asked 70 female college students to imagine a male approaching them and using one of three different types of pick-up lines: cute, innocuous, or direct. The female participants were told whether the male was attractive, unattractive, or were given no information regarding level of attractiveness. The female participants than rated the male on several traits. The results suggested:

• A) the female participants indicated the males who used the direct or innocuous pick-up lines were less trustworthy and intelligent.
• B) the female participants indicated that the males who used the cute pick-up lines were more trustworthy and intelligent.
• C) the female participants indicated that they were less likely to talk to him and have a short-term relationship with him if the male was attractive regardless of the type of pick-up line he used.
• D) the female participants indicated that they were less likely to talk with or have a long-term relationship with a male who attempted a cute pick-up line, regardless of the level of attractiveness for the male.

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