Prepared for anything? An investigation of female genital arousal in response to rape cues

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-165

  Suschinsky, Kelly D ^a   Lalumière, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

genital response; phallometry; photoplethysmography; rape; sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952062157     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610394660     Document Type: Article

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