Effect of self-reported sexual arousal on responses to sex-related and non-sex-related disgust cues

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-85

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Case, Trevor I ^a   Oaten, Megan J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease avoidance; Disgust; Sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; VISION;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CUES; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952573374     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9529-z     Document Type: Article

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