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Is Pornography a Problem? 1
Author(s) -
Howard James L.,
Liptzin Myron B.,
Reifler Clifford B.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - pornography , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , psychoanalysis
Twenty‐three experimental subjects were exposed to pornographic materials for 90 minutes per day for 15 days. Extensive pre and post testing of attitudes and behavior showed no detrimental effect of this exposure either in terms of change on any measure or with regard to a control group ( N = 9). Behavioral and physiological measures demonstrated that this massive exposure to pornography resulted in much lowered interest in it and much less response to it. It is concluded that pornography is an innocuous stimulus which leads quickly to satiation and that public concern over it is misplaced.