Pupillary Response as an Age-Specific Measure of Sexual Interest.
Arch Sex Behav
; 45(4): 855-70, 2016 May.
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ABSTRACT
In the visual processing of sexual content, pupil dilation is an indicator of arousal that has been linked to observers' sexual orientation. This study investigated whether this measure can be extended to determine age-specific sexual interest. In two experiments, the pupillary responses of heterosexual adults to images of males and females of different ages were related to self-reported sexual interest, sexual appeal to the stimuli, and a child molestation proclivity scale. In both experiments, the pupils of male observers dilated to photographs of women but not men, children, or neutral stimuli. These pupillary responses corresponded with observer's self-reported sexual interests and their sexual appeal ratings of the stimuli. Female observers showed pupil dilation to photographs of men and women but not children. In women, pupillary responses also correlated poorly with sexual appeal ratings of the stimuli. These experiments provide initial evidence that eye-tracking could be used as a measure of sex-specific interest in male observers, and as an age-specific index in male and female observers.
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Comportamento Sexual
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Percepção Visual
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Pupila
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Heterossexualidade
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Reconhecimento Psicológico
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Libido
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Reino Unido