FAS 331 Exam 2
many things, but derives mostly from facial attractiveness and body attractiveness - Answer- a persons overall attraction is a combination of
symmetrical - Answer- attractive faces tend to be ___________
female attractive faces - Answer- tend to have baby like fe...
FAS 331 Exam 2
many things, but derives mostly from facial attractiveness and body attractiveness - Answer- a persons overall attraction
is a combination of
symmetrical - Answer- attractive faces tend to be ___________
female attractive faces - Answer- tend to have baby like features
male attractive faces - Answer- - masculinity
- strong jaw bone line
- prominent cheekbones, and broad foreheads
more masculine. other times they prefer baby face because they are more nurturing - Answer- when women are most
fertile, they prefer men who are
women body - Answer- universal formula- waist to hip ratio (hourglass figure)
men body - Answer- equate to broad shoulder and robust upper body (V shape)
- have a greater number of sexual partners
- intercourse at an early age
- are more likely to have sex outside of their primary relationship - Answer- males and females with a desirable ratio are
more able to
men preference - Answer- young and fertile women
women preference - Answer- a strong man with ability to nurture and protect
argue preference evolved over the course of human history as a way of finding a good mate - Answer- when did these
preferences in face and body shapes come from
- some situations are more ambiguous than others
- some people are easier to "read" than others
- some of use are better "people readers" - Answer- what three factors complicate our ability to detect romantic interest?
take a moment to think about the situation because people underestimate the influence of the situation and overestimate the
persons role - Answer- if your trying to figure out whether someone is interested in you what should you do?
men - Answer- who is more transparent with heir romantic intentions?
flirting - Answer- - flirt to create a sense of sexual interest, but don't always have any intentions of acting on it
- its to see if you're interested, toy with you, just a way for the person doing the flirting to pass time
yes but can also be ambiguous - Answer- is body language an important signal?
that someone is interested in you unless they actually said it - Answer- what do we rarely know?
women are looking for signs of a good partner, men are looking for someone interested - Answer- what are women and
men looking for (opening lines)
physical closeness leads to psychological closeness - Answer- what does physical closeness lead to?
mere exposure effect - Answer- merely being exposed to something can make you like it more
vicinity - Answer- physical proximity doesn't just promote attraction, we also share characteristics with people who are in
our ___________
similar in beliefs, personality, and demographic characteristics such as family background - Answer- what else are
individuals attracted too?
proximity and similarity - Answer- what two factors explain dating?
, social proximity - Answer- people who are not necessarily physically close to you, but are close to you through
connections
- both sexes rely on their social networks as a means of initiating their romantic relationships
- roughly half of all relationships begin when individuals are introduced by mutuals acquaintance
- 2 out of 3 know persons social networks before meeting partner - Answer- both sexes rely on....
field of eligibles - Answer- grows exponentially when considering those individuals that are known by friends and family
social networks - Answer- - may take an active role in selecting particular suitable mates
- they encourage partners as they see good matches and may filter bad ones
bonus to social networks - Answer- - if you do meet someone through social networks, the support of relationships
provided may be crucial for relationship development and success
arousal - Answer- referring to general things like alertness, engagements, and a heightened level of physical activity such
as heart rate
Misattribution - Answer- the arousal caused by the shaky bridge to the experimenter, putting their minds in the bitter and
making them more likely to purse someone
seek out situations that have an element of physical activity and psychological arousal compared to less active, yet fun
actives - Answer- when should a partner be seeded
speed dating and dating sites both offer an alternative to traditional social networks as a means of introducing you to
potential partners - Answer- what does speed dating and websites offer?
may lack "personal touch" that facilitates existing social networks insights - Answer- what do they alternative ways lack?
majority of the people do remain faithful to their partners - Answer- research suggest that although a lot of people are not
monogamous, ______________
30% of both men and women have cheated, 2-10% of men are being cuckolded - Answer- whats the research on
cheating?
cuckolded - Answer- these men are unknowing raising children they believe to be their own genetic offspring, but are not
infidelity - Answer- what is the most frequent cited reason for divorce across cultures?
Roberts Trivers parental investment theory - Answer- differences in how much time and effort men and women invest in
the production of children can explain the types of mating strategies that men and women are more likely to use
men should be expected to cheat more often than women because seeking multiple sexual partners should result in more
children - Answer- who are expected to cheat more?
men with good genes (attractive and healthy) - Answer- who tend to be highly desirable to women?
symmetrical men - Answer- - more self confident
- compete directly with other men to win the affections of women
- more likely to have sex with women who are already in relationship
when they are ovulating or sexual encounters could result in pregnancy - Answer- when are women more likely to like
symmetrical men?
90% of everyone in the world - Answer- what percent of people will marry at least once in their life
love - Answer- what appears to be the fuel that motivates us to maintain our relationships?
Duchenne smile - Answer- smiles that cannot be faked because they involve the cooperation of many muscles
oxytocin - Answer- - increased in women blood when thinking about love
- hormone that involves feelings of contentment, reductions in anxiety, and feelings of calmness and security when we are
around mate
- make your partner look more attractive increasing commitment levels - Answer- what does love make us do?
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