Policy Capture Study

Question 1

What is the policy capture study?

Answer 1

looking at what traits men and women look for in another partner (for short term partners or hook ups).

looked at six traits and gave 50 scenarios with the six traits

Question 2

What are the six traits in the policy capture study?

Answer 2

1. physical attractivness
2. desired level of relationship commitment
3. generosity
4. current relationship status
5. sexual experience or interest
6. financial resource

Question 3

what is the top and last “claimed” traits men choose when looking for a partner?

Answer 3

1. Top = physical attractiveness

2. Last = Financial resources

Question 4

What is the top and last “actual” traits men choose when looking for a partner?

Answer 4

1. Top = physical attractiveness

2. Last = Generosity

Question 5

What is the top and last “claimed” traits women choose when looking for a partner?

Answer 5

1. Top = desired level of relationship commitment

2. Last = sexual experience or interest

Question 6

What is the top, second place, and last “actual” traits women choose when looking for a partner?

Answer 6

1. top = physical attractiveness
2. 2nd top = sexual experience or interest
3. last = desired level of relationship comitment

Question 7

In the policy capture study what was the conclusion between men and women actual vs claimed?

Answer 7

women were much less truthful in there answers then men

Question 8

What type of question is bad when asked in research?

Answer 8

double barrel question (asking two questions in one and the person can only give one answer)

Question 9

what is bad in the policy capture study questions?

Answer 9

(a) double barrel question
(b) not understanding that interest and experience are two different things to bound them together you wouldn’t know what your talking about

Question 10

What does the professor say the critique is in the policy capture study?

Answer 10

• using variables such as “current relationship status” makes it confusing as to what’s going on
• without clarifying further the data means nothing
• sexual experience is a double barring question so its bad for research