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rl · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

One reason that it is difficult to determine characteristics that increase the probability that one will commit adultery is because ____.

a. most studies conducted thus far have questioned a partner about whether they engaged in extramarital sex only after the infidelity took place, and then defined predictive characteristics
b. most studies conducted thus far relied on deceptive methods, whereby subjects were approached by attractive decoy women looking to initiate a sexual relationship with a married man
c. no subjects have ever owned up to having an extramarital affair
d. adultery is so prevalent that it is unlikely that specific characteristics can be singled out

Question 2

According to sociobiological theory, one underlying reason that women may cheat on their partners is because ____.

a. women have higher estrogen levels than men
b. women want to feel good about themselves
c. women desire emotional closeness
d. women need spare men available to provide her with resources