Sex of experimenter and social norm effects on reports of sexual behavior in young men and women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Fisher, Terri D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimenter effects; Sex differences; Sexual behavior; Social dominance; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; READING; RESEARCH; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846834174     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9094-7     Document Type: Article

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