COMMENTS: Study demonstrating habituation to the same sexual stimuli (films). This is an example of the Coolidge effect at work – more dopamine when presented with a novel sexual possibility. Novelty is what makes Internet porn different from porn of the past.
Biol Psychol. 2001 Sep;58(1):49-64.
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School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood Road, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia. [imeli puipuia]
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E tolu ni faʻataʻitaʻiga ua lipotia mai e sili atu pe a faʻaaogaina e tagata le faʻalauteleina o tagata auai nai lo le taulai atu i tagata maimoa aʻo latou matamata i se vaega o ata tifaga. I lalo o taʻiala taʻitasi, sa i ai le faʻaititia o le faʻafefe o feusuaʻiga i taimi o le faʻaosofia o le palatic. Aʻo faʻaauau pea le faitaʻaga o feusuaiga, na lipotia ai e alii le le lava o le gauai i le taimi o le faaosofia o lagona. When these associated changes in attentional focus (absorption) were partialled out through analysis of covariance, sexual arousal remained relatively stable over trials, suggesting that sexual arousal is less likely to habituate if attentional focus remains constant during repeated erotic stimulation. Further directions for studying associations between habituation of sexual arousal and cognitive processing are discussed.
PMID: 11473795
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