SOP 3004 FSU Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
theories of attraction - Answers proximity, similarity, evolutionary, culture
mere exposure effect - Answers the tendency for liking to increase with the frequency of
exposure, proximity
similarity - Answers people like & are attracted to people who are similar to themselves, "birds
of a feather flock together", matching hypothesis that they are equally desirable
parental investment model - Answers Men and women differ because their reproductive biology
leads to different levels of parental investment, women have more costly physical resources,
men have more indirect resources, evolutionary
evolutionarily men are attracted to - Answers low wait to hip ratio, youthful features, higher
pitched voice, symmetry, signs of ovulation
evolutionarily women are attracted to - Answers symmetry, masculinity, muscularity, athleticism,
broad body build, resources
men who are more symmetrical - Answers report younger age for first sexual intercourse, report
greater # of life-time sexual partners, are chosen more frequently as women's cheating partners
thornhill & gangestad - Answers more symmetrical men were rated as "sexier" & "more pleasant"
culture - Answers chose based off of status hierarchy (china), 95% of indian marriages are
arranged, matchmaking common in muslim countries, tibet women marry a group of brothers
mate dollar study - Answers men spent the most on attractiveness & friendliness, women spent
the most on intelligence yearly income, spent same on sense of humor
goals of romantic relationships - Answers obtaining sexual gratification, establishing family
bonds, gaining resources & social status
things that influence sexual motivation - Answers gender, hormones, traits, situations
clark & hatfield - Answers students were approached by confederates & asked to go out, got to
apt., or go to bed, men were more likely to say yes to sexual advances by a stranger, men
require less time knowing a women before having sex
hormones play a role in - Answers sexual desire, attraction, behavior
male hormones - Answers testosterone, oxytocin
female hormones - Answers testosterone, oxytocin, ovulatory
testosterone - Answers linked to sexual desire in both men & women, men produce more than
women, married men have lower T than men in short-term relationships
, oxytocin - Answers linked to receptivity to sex & orgasm in both men & women, women have
higher levels
ovulation (estrogen, luteinizing hormone) - Answers a "normal" cycle is around 28 days long,
occurs around day 14, narrow 5 day window of fertility, estrogen & LH peak near ovulation
when ovulating, women - Answers wear sexier & revealing clothes, more likely to wear red/pink,
feel sexier & are rated as more desirable by men
Ovulation (Durante et al, 2008) ovulation & clothing - Answers choice, participant drew more
clothes w/ low fertility & less clothes w/ high fertility
Ovulation (Miller et al, 2007) lap dance study - Answers 18 professional dancers gave
information about their menstrual cycle & tip earnings, women made more money when they
were ovulating, they may act sexier, faces voices bodily odors may be more attractive
arousing settings - Answers situations that induce physiological arousal can be misattributed to
the partner
arousing settings (dutton & aron, 1974) shaky bridge study - Answers cross a dangerous shaky
bridge or a regular bridge, misattribution of arousal, more attracted to confederate at end of
scary bridge
establishing family bonds - Answers essential for the survival of human offspring, may be based
on same mechanisms that link mothers & infants, "attachment theory"
threats to attachment - Answers -separation, grief of separation can feel like a withdrawal drug
-same sex competitors, jealousy, men more distressed by sexual infidelity, women more
distressed by emotional infidelity
gaining resources & social status: women - Answers women more motivated to seek a mate
high in social dominance or status, value the future potential to acquire money, dominance isn't
enough by itself for long term
gaining resources & social status: men - Answers men prioritize reproductive resources, youth &
attractiviness
gaining resources & social status: polygyny - Answers most common: some families have much
higher status/wealth than others, the better off families can accumulate vast wealth, occasional
famines
social exchange theory - Answers the theory that human interactions are transactions that aim
to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs, counting costs & rewards --> communal
relationship
dating with the internet - Answers increasing # of people meeting online, increased access to
theories of attraction - Answers proximity, similarity, evolutionary, culture
mere exposure effect - Answers the tendency for liking to increase with the frequency of
exposure, proximity
similarity - Answers people like & are attracted to people who are similar to themselves, "birds
of a feather flock together", matching hypothesis that they are equally desirable
parental investment model - Answers Men and women differ because their reproductive biology
leads to different levels of parental investment, women have more costly physical resources,
men have more indirect resources, evolutionary
evolutionarily men are attracted to - Answers low wait to hip ratio, youthful features, higher
pitched voice, symmetry, signs of ovulation
evolutionarily women are attracted to - Answers symmetry, masculinity, muscularity, athleticism,
broad body build, resources
men who are more symmetrical - Answers report younger age for first sexual intercourse, report
greater # of life-time sexual partners, are chosen more frequently as women's cheating partners
thornhill & gangestad - Answers more symmetrical men were rated as "sexier" & "more pleasant"
culture - Answers chose based off of status hierarchy (china), 95% of indian marriages are
arranged, matchmaking common in muslim countries, tibet women marry a group of brothers
mate dollar study - Answers men spent the most on attractiveness & friendliness, women spent
the most on intelligence yearly income, spent same on sense of humor
goals of romantic relationships - Answers obtaining sexual gratification, establishing family
bonds, gaining resources & social status
things that influence sexual motivation - Answers gender, hormones, traits, situations
clark & hatfield - Answers students were approached by confederates & asked to go out, got to
apt., or go to bed, men were more likely to say yes to sexual advances by a stranger, men
require less time knowing a women before having sex
hormones play a role in - Answers sexual desire, attraction, behavior
male hormones - Answers testosterone, oxytocin
female hormones - Answers testosterone, oxytocin, ovulatory
testosterone - Answers linked to sexual desire in both men & women, men produce more than
women, married men have lower T than men in short-term relationships
, oxytocin - Answers linked to receptivity to sex & orgasm in both men & women, women have
higher levels
ovulation (estrogen, luteinizing hormone) - Answers a "normal" cycle is around 28 days long,
occurs around day 14, narrow 5 day window of fertility, estrogen & LH peak near ovulation
when ovulating, women - Answers wear sexier & revealing clothes, more likely to wear red/pink,
feel sexier & are rated as more desirable by men
Ovulation (Durante et al, 2008) ovulation & clothing - Answers choice, participant drew more
clothes w/ low fertility & less clothes w/ high fertility
Ovulation (Miller et al, 2007) lap dance study - Answers 18 professional dancers gave
information about their menstrual cycle & tip earnings, women made more money when they
were ovulating, they may act sexier, faces voices bodily odors may be more attractive
arousing settings - Answers situations that induce physiological arousal can be misattributed to
the partner
arousing settings (dutton & aron, 1974) shaky bridge study - Answers cross a dangerous shaky
bridge or a regular bridge, misattribution of arousal, more attracted to confederate at end of
scary bridge
establishing family bonds - Answers essential for the survival of human offspring, may be based
on same mechanisms that link mothers & infants, "attachment theory"
threats to attachment - Answers -separation, grief of separation can feel like a withdrawal drug
-same sex competitors, jealousy, men more distressed by sexual infidelity, women more
distressed by emotional infidelity
gaining resources & social status: women - Answers women more motivated to seek a mate
high in social dominance or status, value the future potential to acquire money, dominance isn't
enough by itself for long term
gaining resources & social status: men - Answers men prioritize reproductive resources, youth &
attractiviness
gaining resources & social status: polygyny - Answers most common: some families have much
higher status/wealth than others, the better off families can accumulate vast wealth, occasional
famines
social exchange theory - Answers the theory that human interactions are transactions that aim
to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs, counting costs & rewards --> communal
relationship
dating with the internet - Answers increasing # of people meeting online, increased access to
