SOME EVIDENCE FOR HEIGHTENED SEXUAL
ATTRACTION UNDER CONDITIONS
OF HIGH ANXIETY

Male passersby were contacted either on a fear-arousing suspension bridge
or a non-fear-arousing bridge by an attractive female interviewer who asked
them to fill out questionnaires containing Thematic Apperception Test pictures.
Sexual content of stories written by subjects on the fear-arousing bridge and
tendency of these subjects to attempt postexperimental contact with the interviewer
were both significantly greater. No significant differences between
bridges were obtained on either measure for subjects contacted by a male
interviewer. A third study manipulated anticipated shock to male subjects
and an attractive female confederate independently. Anticipation of own shock
but not anticipation of shock to confederate increased sexual imagery scores
on the Thematic Apperception Test and attraction to the confederate. Some
theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
There......

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Title: Heightened Sexual Attraction Under Conditions Of High Anxiety
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