Author Question: When a man is interested in a woman, according to error management theory, it is most advantageous ... (Read 36 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

When a man is interested in a woman, according to error management theory, it is most advantageous for a man ____.

a. not to bother to try to have a sexual relationship with the woman if there are any doubts that the woman is interested in him
b. to try to pursue a sexual relationship with the woman at the risk of rejection and hurt feelings, even if there are doubts that the woman is interested in him
c. to pursue only women who have appearances that are consistent with a high likelihood of being fertile, otherwise the man may waste time and energy without any resulting offspring
d. to play hard to get, and not openly pursue the woman, because this will make the man seem more attractive to the woman, and thus the woman will end up pursuing the man

Question 2

Most modern courtship rituals involve food and ____.

a. meeting the families of potential mates c. sex
b. discussions about future marital plans d. some form of entertainment