The heat of the moment: The effect of sexual arousal on sexual decision making

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-98

  Ariely, Dan ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prediction of preferences; Sexual arousal; Situational influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745308201     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.501     Document Type: Article

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