Research on physical attractiveness indicates that men are more likely than women to:
Correct answer: B. judge members of the opposite sex as more attractive if they have a youthful appearance
- A. express dissatisfaction with their own physical appearance
- B. judge members of the opposite sex as more attractive if they have a youthful appearance
- C. be attracted to dating partners whose hips are narrower than their waists
- D. may someone who is less physically attractive than they themselves are
Explanation
Men, on average, place greater emphasis on youthful physical cues in judging female attractiveness, which evolutionary psychologists link with cues of fertility. The option about marrying someone less attractive is not the established sex difference being tested.
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