Clark and Hatfield:
- Had attractive confederates approach people of the opposite sex on a uni campus and ask 1 of the 3 questions:
a) Would you go out with me tonight?
b) Would you come over to my apartment tonight?
c) Would you go to bed with me tonight?
- Q. A gained a 50% +VE response from both sexes
- Q. B gained a 6% +VE response from females and a 69% +VE response from males
- Q. C gained a 0% +VE response from females and a 75% +VE response from males
- The lower the acceptance by females was due to their fear for safety (although this fear wasn't mentioned in debriefing interviews)
- This study demonstrates that women are more 'fussy' than men when it comes to selecting a mate
- Even when participants were assured of the stranger's trustworthiness, the results were the same
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