Implicit sexual associations in heterosexual and homosexual women and men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 475-485

  Snowden, Robert J ^a   Gray, Nicola S ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Pastoral Cymru   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay men; Implicit Association Test; Lesbians; Priming task; Sexual attraction; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84876284258     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9920-z     Document Type: Article

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