Viewing time as a measure of sexual interest

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-354

  Quinsey, Vernon L ^a   Ketsetzis, Maria ^b   Earls, Christopher ^a   Karamanoukian, Adele ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Evolutionary theory; Mate choice; Pedophilia; Phallometry; Sex differences; Sexual preference; Viewing time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001065412     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3095(96)00060-X     Document Type: Article

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