A sex difference is evident between men and women in reported total number of sex partners. Potential explanations for this sex difference include all of the following except

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The key exception among the provided options is C) female overreporting of sexual partners. This is because the commonly observed trend in research is that men tend to report a higher number of sexual partners, which could be due to overreporting by men or underreporting by women, rather than women overreporting their number of sexual partners.

A Sex Difference Is Evident Between Men and Women in Reported