Men's tendency to overperceive a woman's sexual interest in men is adaptive because it
A) evolved before the women's liberation movement protested against sexual objectification.
B) maximized the opportunities to have sex and thus pass on their genes.
C) prevented men from having sex with less desirable women.
D) maximized women's opportunities to mate with men who possessed the best genes.
Answer: B
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Dis-identification can occur when
A) children begin to think of themselves as "dumb" when they do poorly on tests. B) women who are good at math feel that they do not fit the female stereotype. C) people feel that they are being discriminated against because of racial or gender stereotypes. D) children begin to believe that intelligence can change over time.
Boys experience the ________ complex and girls the ________ complex during the ________ stage
a) Oedipal; Electra; phallic b) Electra; Oedipal; phallic c) Oedipal; Electra; genital d) Electra; Oedipal; genital