Sexual cognition guides viewing strategies to human figures

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 184-196

  Hall, Charlotte L ^a   Hogue, Todd ^a   Guo, Kun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; WAIST HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALITY; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893943865     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.716872     Document Type: Article

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