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Question 1

The Strengths of the Study?

Answer 1

‘Standardized’ questioning to reduce variables of Ps
Controlled lab setting increases validity & replicable
Presentation of faces counterbalanced to control for order effects
Faces used from the standardized database

Question 2

What are the Weaknesses of the Study?

Answer 2

Demand characteristics possibilities
Possible Halo dumping effect
Low validity (ecological, construct) 
Low generalization (population/sample size)
Ethnocentric

Question 3

Is the Study Ecologically Valid?

Answer 3

due to lab setting, it is low

sample- Oxford students not comparable to general population overall (ethnocentric)

Question 4

Is the Study Ethical?

Answer 4

Overall ok (low chance of long term effects)
Naïve to purpose of study (but necessary)
No mention of RTW (but would have been on submitted and approved paperwork)

Question 5

]The Current study only presented male faces to female Ps because:

Answer 5

-previous studies suggest that females are more
sensitive to olfactory cues
-suggested that females might rely more on
olfactory cues for mating behaviors than males