The effects of false positive and false negative physiological feedback on sexual arousal: A comparison of women with or without sexual arousal disorder

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 518-530

  McCall, Katie M ^a   Meston, Cindy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

False feedback; Female sexual arousal disorder; Sexual dysfunction; Vaginal photoplethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EROTICA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGINA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547133238     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9140-5     Document Type: Article

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