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Article: Volunteer Bias In Human Psychophysiological Sexual Arousal Research: To Whom Do Our Research Results Apply?
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
- Author:
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Psychophysiological sexual arousal research has added considerably to our understanding of normal sexual functioning. Several researchers (Morokoff, 1986; Strassberg & Lowe, 1995; Wolchik, Braver, & Jensen, 1985), however, have begun to question just how far the results of this type of research can be generalized, as they have found a volunteer bias to exist. That is, when given the opportunity to participate in this type of research, only a small minority of the population does so. How does this impact our knowledge base? It is hard to tell, as most researchers do not explore this issue when reporting on their samples. Furthermore, although researchers have found ...