Such things like demanding characteristics, the way the survey/vignette is worded, and attitudes (2008, p. 177). That is why the study should be focused on evaluations of individuals, so these limitations can be avoided as much as possible (2008, p. 177). This could really explain why there is no evidence supporting the double standard when more than half of the people believe it exists. A current study in the article trying to avoid the limitations still found no double standard (2008, p. 184). On the other hand a study in which adults had to rate their agreement (slight, medium or strong) on what sexual behaviors were acceptable for women and men; it did evidence a double standard (Marks, M. J., & Fraley, R. C. (2005, p. …show more content…
An important point that is brought up is that participants are asked to rate a hypothetical women or men (Crawford, M. 2006, p. 222). This can have a huge impact on how they answer. The current study will use two vignettes one with a female target and the other with a male target. Both will have a scenario of a person cheating on his or her partner. After reading participants will have to choose five words from a ten-word bank describing the individual. There are very few if none studies on the sexual double standard relating to cheating. There might be no evidence of a double standard when it comes to the number of sexual partners a person has, but there might be evidence when it comes to cheating. It may very be that only certain sexual behaviors have a double standard.
Hypothesis
H1: A slight number of more negative adjectives will be used to describe Tara than to describe Michael.
H2: Men will use more negative adjectives to describe Tara than to describe Michael.
H3: Women will use the same adjectives to describe both Tara and