Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal
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sexual concordance / split / sexual arousal / gender / sexuality
Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal
“Men are from mars, women are from Venus” [1] this saying often appears as common knowledge. Particularly the sexuality of men and women is often considered to be fundamentally different. Research, however, demonstrates that the physiological processes underlying sexual arousal in men and women are surprisingly similar [2]. This finding is in marked contrast to men’s and women’s reports of subjectively experienced sexual arousal. When asked about their subjective sexual...
/ moreFifty Shades of arousal misattribution and cognitive associations: How Christian Grey is making us believe that women find BDSM “hot”
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BDSM / Fifty Shades of Grey / sexual aggression / rape / sexual arousal
Fifty Shades of arousal misattribution and cognitive associations: How Christian Grey is making us believe that women find BDSM “hot”
Does Fifty Shades of Grey make you wonder if BDSM is arousing? If women secretly want to be spanked? This post explains how Fifty Shades readers may develop this belief, how it may affect their behavior, and how it may increase sexual aggression against women. / more