Exposure to Reality Dating Programs Depicting Gender-Stereotyped Romantic and Sexual

Multiple Choice

Exposure to reality dating programs depicting gender-stereotyped romantic and sexual behaviours, such as Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire is correlated with more permissive sexual attitudes and behaviours. However, inferring causation requires an experimental design with control conditions; this correlation may reveal that individuals with more permissive attitudes are more likely to seek out media that portray sexuality in a fashion consistent with their attitudes. According to the text, if you were conducting this study, what theory should you employ in your research?

A) Social learning theory
B) Social structural theory
C) Evolutionary psychology
D) Sociobiology theory