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Penile Volume Responses to Appetitive and Aversive Stimuli in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Conditioning Performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. F. Barr  and
N. Mcconaghy
R. F. Barr
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry of New South Wales School of Psychiatry University of New South Wales, Australia
N. Mcconaghy
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
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The initial aim of this study was to determine the relationship between penile volume responses to female and male film sequences and sexual orientation in heterosexual and homosexual males. The second aim was to examine the relationship between aversive and appetitive conditioned responses in heterosexual males.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 551 , October 1971 , pp. 377 - 383
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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