The Experimental Analysis of Human Sexual Arousal: Some Recent Developments

Roche, Bryan; Barnes, Dermot

doi:10.1007/bf03392779

“…Four of the five subjects who showed a significant emotional response differential to B1 and B2, as measured by skin resistance responses (SRRs), also showed a significant response derived differential between C1 and C2. These findings suggest that emotional responses can come under more complex forms of control than had hitherto been realized (see also Roche & Barnes, , 1998.…”

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Contextual Control over the Derived Transformation of Discriminative and Sexual Arousal Functions

Roche

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Barnes‐Holmes

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Barnes‐Holmes

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et al. 2000

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A previous study by Roche and Barnes (1997) examined the transformation of conditioned sexual arousal in accordance with arbitrary relations. The current research replicated and extended that study by attempting to bring the derived transformation effect under contextual control. In Experiment 1, the functions of hand waving and clapping were first established for two nonsense syllables (called 81 and 82, respectively). Subjects were then exposed to relational pretraining, similar to that employed by Steele and Hayes (1991) Opposite/B1-C2; Opposite/B2-C1. During a testing phase, the stimulus functions established for B1 emerged for C1 in the presence of Same (Le., the subjects waved) but those established for B2 emerged for C1 in the presence of Opposite (Le., the subjects clapped). Similarly, the functions of B2 emerged for C2 in the presence of Same (Le., the subjects clapped), but those established for 81 emerged for C2 in the presence of Opposite (i.e., the subjects waved). Experiment 2 established similar results using respondent eliciting functions in the place of hand clapping and waving.The analysis of derived relational responding is both interesting and important because it has opened up new vistas of research into human language and complex behavior. Most research on derived relational responding has focused on the familiar stimulus equivalence effect.

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“…First, the idea that sexual fantasy is a stimulus that can be conditioned to produce a response (i.e., sexual arousal) has some indirect support, both conceptually and empirically. On a conceptual level, many behaviorists are in agreement that private (covert) events, such as mental imagery (of which sexual fantasy is a type), are forms of behavior (Cautela & Baron, 1977;Roche & Barnes, 1998;Skinner, 1953). This is based on the idea that private events share a functional equivalence with public (overt) events (Day, 1969), meaning that they can undergo the same conditioning processes.…”

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Theories of Deviant Sexual Fantasy

Bartels

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Beech

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2016

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

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Deviant sexual fantasies have long been regarded as an important factor in sexual offending, with research showing that they serve multiple functions (e.g., inducing arousal, planning behavior) and interrelate with numerous other factors (e.g., emotional states, personality).However, within this chapter, an evaluation of the existing theoretical accounts is provded, which indicates that the construct is not well understood or conceptualized. As a result, the

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“…First, the idea that sexual fantasy is a stimulus that can be conditioned to produce a response (i.e., sexual arousal) has some indirect support, both conceptually and empirically. On a conceptual level, many behaviorists are in agreement that private (covert) events, such as mental imagery (of which sexual fantasy is a type), are forms of behavior (Cautela & Baron, 1977;Roche & Barnes, 1998;Skinner, 1953). This is based on the idea that private events share a functional equivalence with public (overt) events (Day, 1969), meaning that they can undergo the same conditioning processes.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Mcguire Et Al's Account Of Deviant Fantasiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

Boer¹

2016

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Deviant sexual fantasies have long been regarded as an important factor in sexual offending, with research showing that they serve multiple functions (e.g., inducing arousal, planning behavior) and interrelate with numerous other factors (e.g., emotional states, personality). However, within this chapter, an evaluation of the existing theoretical accounts is provded, which indicates that the construct is not well understood or conceptualized. As a result, the authors present a new model; The Dual-Process Model of Sexual Thinking (DPM-ST). This account is developed by drawing upon relevant research from socio-cognitive psychology and mental imagery and knitting it with existing research on deviant sexual fantasies. The DPM-ST states that associative processes are involved in the generation of intrusive sexual thoughts, whereas controlled processes are responsible for the deliberate, effortful, and goaloriented act of sexual fantasizing. Research supporting the model is outlined, as are various implications for future research and clinical practice.

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The Experimental Analysis of Human Sexual Arousal: Some Recent Developments

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Contextual Control over the Derived Transformation of Discriminative and Sexual Arousal Functions

Contextual Control over the Derived Transformation of Discriminative and Sexual Arousal Functions

Theories of Deviant Sexual Fantasy

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

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