Author Question: Suppose that Emma and Bill have been dating one another for several months. According to ... (Read 87 times)

asan beg · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Suppose that Emma and Bill have been dating one another for several months. According to evolutionary theory, and assuming that Emma and Bill are like most women and men, are they likely to be more concerned about sexual fidelity (i.e., whether their partner is cheating) or emotional fidelity (i.e., whether their partner is attached to someone else)?

a. Both are likely to care more about sexual fidelity.
b. Both are likely to care more about emotional fidelity.
c. Emma is likely to care more about Bill's sexual fidelity, but Bill is likely to care more about Emma's emotional fidelity.
d. Emma is likely to care more about Bill's emotional fidelity, but Bill is likely to care more about Emma's sexual fidelity.

Question 2

Suppose that, for a period of one month, you are given 20 every time that you work on a fun and interesting word game. Research suggests that, as a consequence, ____.

a. the word game will be easier for you (than for someone who had not been rewarded)
b. the word game will be harder for you (than for someone who had not been rewarded)
c. later, when the month is up and you are no longer given 20 to work on the word game, you will be less likely to work on it (than would someone who had not been rewarded)
d. later, when the month is up and you are no longer given 20 to work on the word game, you will be more likely to work on it (than would someone who had not been rewarded)