Clarke & Hatfield

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    • C&H - PROCEDURE
      -men & women experimenters approached strangers on college campus
      -asked 3 questions
      > would you go on a date with me?
      > would you go back to my apartment with me?
      > would you have sex with me?
      -experimenters record percentage of who agreed to each request & all verbal comments
    • C&H - FINDINGS OF WOMEN
      -50% of the women agreed to go out on a date with man
      -6% agreed to go back to apartment
      -0% agreed to have sex
      -some people who were asked to have sex were insulted, some thought it was bizarre
    • C&H - FINDINGS OF MEN
      -50% of men agreed to go on date with woman
      -69% agreed to go back to apartment
      -75% agreed to have sex with her
      -those who declined sexual request were apologetic, citing prior commitment
    • strength of C&Hs study
      -supports prediction that females are choosier as evolutionary theory predicts
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