Effects of social pressure on erections and evaluations of erotica

Two forms of social pressure-demand for erection and social in-flunce-were tested on pairs of men viewing either nudes or explicit erotica. To test demand for erection, each man was told that hearing bio-feedback of a co-participant's erections might either increase or decrease his own arousal....

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Published in:The Journal of sex research 1988-08, Vol.25 (3), p.397-411
Main Authors: Coyne, Barry J., Cross, Herbert J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofeedback
Control groups
Disgust
erection
Experimentation
Human sexual behavior
Magnetic storage
Males
Mating behavior
Men
Mental stimulation
Peer Influence
Pornography
Sexual Arousal
Social Influence
social pressure
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Summary:Two forms of social pressure-demand for erection and social in-flunce-were tested on pairs of men viewing either nudes or explicit erotica. To test demand for erection, each man was told that hearing bio-feedback of a co-participant's erections might either increase or decrease his own arousal. To test social influence, each man heard bogus feedback of the other's erections, whereas controls heard true biofeedback of their own arousal. Four dependent variables included ratings of the erotica and percentage of erection attained during three trials. For 43 men viewing female nudes, from an average maximum erection of 35% for controls, erections rose to 61% or fell to 23%, depending on high or low feedback from the co-participant. For 45 men viewing explicit intercourse, erections remained at consistently high levels regardless of feedback manipulations. In contrast to the impact of social influence, demand for erection had limited effect.
ISSN:0022-4499
1559-8519
DOI:10.1080/00224498809551470