Gender differences in sexualized perceptions of others.
15 men and 43 women read a scenario in which a woman either agreed to go to a man's dormitory room on the first date or declined his invitation. Participants rated the extent to which each scenario character communicated a desire to have sex to the other. Men were more inclined than women to attribute high sexual interest to the story characters when the woman agreed to go to the man's apartment but not when the woman refused. Contrary to Abbey's conclusion that men see the world in more sexual terms, it was concluded that men will not show this behavior unless they have been primed or at least encouraged by potentially promising female behavior.
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University of Missouri, Kansas City 64110-2499.
Hewitt
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping