Attraction

Question 1

Attraction During Ovulation

Answer 1

the faces of women in the ovulatory phase of their cycle was perceived as more attractive
- bobst and lobmaier, 2014

Question 2

Female Attraction to Male

Answer 2

• visual clues on receptivity to fertility
• requires high calculation as it is more life-affecting, costly in time and resources
• women generally do not rate the most masculine faces as the most attractive (moreso moderate testosterone faces)
• positive correlation between changes in estrogen and changes in testosterone preference, more attracted to higher testosterone when females have higher estrogen, due to the high estrogen correlating to the ovulation phase which priorities high levels of fitness for offspring

Question 3

Homosexual Female Preference

Answer 3

• homosexual women were least likely to prefer these male faces, although they have slightly stronger preference for masculinised female faces

Question 4

Online Dating and Visual Attraction

Answer 4

• men often present angles looking down rather than looking up, representing masculinity as dominance
• females took most photos straight on, but ones at an angle were from above
• determines what men and women feel is most attractive

Question 5

Scent of a Woman

Answer 5

• testosterone is higher in men in receptions to smell samples of women that are ovulating in comparison to women that aren’t

Question 6

Sound - Bryant and Haselton, 2009

Answer 6

• ovulation affects vocal pitch
• men show slight preference for voices of women in fertile phase of cycle
• vocal attractiveness negatively correlates with sperm count ejaculate

Question 7

Level of Relationship deciding Attraction

Answer 7

• couples matched soon after meeting were more likely to match based on physical attractiveness
• couples matching after friendship may be matching instead on unique desirable characteristics

Question 8

Polar Similars

Answer 8

• the more similar the individuals the higher the likelihood of them finding each other desirable
• exception of introverts that rarely matched with other introverts

Question 9

Sex Differences in Variety

Answer 9

• men desired larger numbers of sexual partners
• men more likely to desire extramarital short-term mates
• homosexual men tend to have the same attitude towards desire, although greater sexual experience in short-term mating
• least patriarchal societies have the largest differences in sexual desire
• restricted beliefs within women is relatively adapted rather than biological

Question 10

Odour of MHC Molecules

Answer 10

MHC fight diseases

• women prefer MHC that differ to them
• offspring would have greater variety to immunities

Question 11

Concealed Ovulation

Answer 11

no physiological sign of ovulation

• changes male meeting strategy to mate with one female repeatedly to increase odds of producing offspring

Question 12

Risk of Female Attraction

Answer 12

requires high calculation as it is more life-affecting, costly in time and resources

Question 13

Benefit of Monogamy

Answer 13

males show increased paternal investment

Question 14

Features of a Face that Suggest High Testosterone

Answer 14

square jaws, cheek bones, pointier chins

Question 15

Homosexual Male Preference

Answer 15

homosexual men strongly prefer masculinised male faces

Question 16

Benefit of Mating with Different Genotype

Answer 16

Better chance at offspring survival because they can defend against increased number of pathogens.

Question 17

Naturally-Cycling Preference for Genotypes

Answer 17

Decreased preference for similar genotypes

Question 18

Oral Contraceptive Preference for Genotypes

Answer 18

No difference for similar or dissimilar genotypes

Question 19

What Homosexual Attraction says about Heterosexual Females

Answer 19

higher homosexual attraction to masculine faces suggests that heterosexual females have been highly influenced by evolution. to favour men that are better long-term partners and co-parents.
- high testosterone may indicate increased fitness however it isn’t compatible with long-term care bonds and childcaring

Question 20

Sex with a Stranger

Answer 20

males more likely to abide in immediate sexual opportunities when it is phrased bluntly (“have sex with me?” - M-75%, F-0%) rather than subtle circumstances (“go on a date with me?” - M-50%, F-50%)

Question 21

Variation in Motivations to Pursue Uncommitted Sex

Answer 21

low motivation - restricted sociosexuality
high motivation - unrestricted sociosexuality