Does subliminal exposure to sexual stimuli have the same effects on men and women?

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Gillath, Omri ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^b   Birnbaum, Gurit E ^b   Shaver, Phillip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34547124834     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490701263579     Document Type: Article

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