Suppose Bob and Tom are asked to rate the attractiveness of a group of young women about their same age and a group of women about the same age as their mothers. Bob is engaged to be married, whereas Tom is dating many women. Generalizing from an experiment conducted by Simpson and his colleagues, you should expect that, in comparison to Tom, Bob would see the younger women as ________ attractive and the older women as ________ attractive.

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The experiment conducted by Simpson and his colleagues showed that individuals who were in committed relationships rated potential romantic partners as less attractive compared to single individuals. Thus, Bob, who is engaged, would likely see the younger women as less attractive in order to remain faithful to his fiancé. On the other hand, there is no indication that Bob would rate the older women as more attractive, so the most reasonable choice is that he would rate them equally attractive to the younger women.

Suppose Bob and Tom Are Asked to Rate the Attractiveness