Visual Attention Patterns of Women with Androphilic and Gynephilic Sexual Attractions

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 141-153

  Dawson, Samantha J ^a   Fretz, Katherine M ^a   Chivers, Meredith L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Gender specificity; Information processing model; Sexual arousal; Sexual orientation; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GENDER IDENTITY; LESBIANISM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982253583     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0825-0     Document Type: Article

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