Viewing time effects revisited: Prolonged response latencies for sexually attractive targets under restricted task conditions

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1275-1288

  Imhoff, Roland ^a   Schmidt, Alexander F ^a   Nordsiek, Uta ^a   Luzar, Charlotte ^a   Young, Andrew W ^b   Banse, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect measures; Sexual interest; Sexual preference; Viewing time; Visual reaction times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651075256     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9595-2     Document Type: Article

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