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Title: | Detection of Differential Viewing Patterns to Erotic and Non-Erotic Stimuli Using Eye-Tracking Methodology | Contributor(s): | Lykins, Amy (author) ; Meana, Marta (author); Kambe, Gretchen (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10508-006-9065-z | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8215 | Abstract: | As a first step in the investigation of the role of visual attention in the processing of erotic stimuli, eye-tracking methodology was employed to measure eye movements during erotic scene presentation. Because eye-tracking is a novel methodology in sexuality research, we attempted to determine whether the eye-tracker could detect differences (should they exist) in visual attention to erotic and non-erotic scenes. A total of 20 men and 20 women were presented with a series of erotic and non-erotic images and tracked their eye movements during image presentation. Comparisons between erotic and non-erotic image groups showed significant differences on two of three dependent measures of visual attention (number of fixations and total time) in both men and women. As hypothesized, there was a significant Stimulus x Scene Region interaction, indicating that participants visually attended to the body more in the erotic stimuli than in the non-erotic stimuli, as evidenced by a greater number of fixations and longer total time devoted to that region. These findings provide support for the application of eye-tracking methodology as a measure of visual attentional capture in sexuality research. Future applications of this methodology to expand our knowledge of the role of cognition in sexuality are suggested. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35(5), p. 569-575 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-2800 0004-0002 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170105 Gender Psychology 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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