In a Recent Study, College Men Read One of Three

question 240

Multiple Choice

In a recent study, college men read one of three stories, the first describing voluntary intercourse, the second depicting stranger rape, and the third describing date rape.This study showed that

• A)those high in gender role stereotyping were more aroused by the first and third types of stories, but not the second.
• B)only ten percent of the subjects would ever consider rape, even if they could be sure of not being caught.
• C)the arousal patterns of those high in gender role stereotyping was similar to the arousal patterns of actual rapists.
• D)the degree of gender role stereotyping had little influence on arousal levels.

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