In his cross-cultural study of how men and women evaluate potential mates, Buss found

that, compared to men, women rated __________ as more important in a mate.

a. socioeconomic status
b. intelligence
c. personality
d. looks
e. age

a. socioeconomic status

Psychology

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Which of the following statements best summarizes how heterosexual and homosexual sexual fantasies compare?

A) Homosexuals tend to fantasize more, fantasize more intensely, and to obsess about their fantasies more than heterosexuals. B) There are more similarities than differences in how sexual fantasies fit into the relationships and sexual lives of homosexual and heterosexual individuals. C) Heterosexuals tend to have far more diversity in their fantasies as compared to the content of homosexual sexual fantasies. D) There are few similarities between homosexual fantasies, which focus on immoral acts, and heterosexual fantasies, which focus on loving relationships.

Psychology

Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self.". According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____

a. ought? frustration b. ought? shame c. ideal? superiority d. ideal? hostility

Psychology