The effects of physiological measurement and presence of others on ratings of erotic stimuli

Conducted a study with 60 male undergraduates to establish the pornographic values of a set of erotic stimuli under several conditions. Ss participated individually and in groups, rating 27 sexual slides on 3 dimensions: pornographic-nonpornographic, stimulating-unstimulating, and pleasant-unpleasan...

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Published in:Canadian journal of behavioural science 1972-07, Vol.4 (3), p.191-203
Main Author: Amoroso, Donald M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eroticism
Human
Interpersonal Influences
Physiological Measures
Pleasure
Pornography
Stimulation
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Summary:Conducted a study with 60 male undergraduates to establish the pornographic values of a set of erotic stimuli under several conditions. Ss participated individually and in groups, rating 27 sexual slides on 3 dimensions: pornographic-nonpornographic, stimulating-unstimulating, and pleasant-unpleasant. Results indicate that Ss were able to order the stimuli along these dimensions with very high reliability. No differences were found between the group and individual rating conditions. Ss who were attached to physiological recording devices saw the slides as more pornographic than Ss who were not although the ordering of the slides was the same in both conditions. Pornography ratings were also highly positively correlated with sexually stimulating ratings and negatively related to rated pleasantness, suggesting a tentative "meaning" of pornography, i.e., that a sexual stimulus is likely to be labeled "pornographic" to the extent that it is seen as highly sexually stimulating and relatively unpleasant. (French summary) (26 ref.)
ISSN:0008-400X
1879-2669
DOI:10.1037/h0082304