Hawk Skyler T, Tolman Ryan, Mueller Charles W
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
J Sex Res. 2007 Feb;44(1):96-103. doi: 10.1080/00224490709336796.
Previous research on sexual arousal resulting from auditory stimuli indicates that visual imagery acts as a mediator between stimulus input and resulting arousal. This leads to the question of whether imagery, and subsequent arousal, can be manipulated by providing differing information to hold in semantic memory. This research hypothesizes that attractive images held within semantic memory and pattern-matched with an erotic auditory stimulus facilitate higher self-reported arousal, and at a more rapid rate, than unattractive images. Participants in an "Unattractive" condition experienced slower rates and lower mean levels of arousal in response to an auditory stimulus, compared to participants in an "Attractive" or "No Picture" condition. No differences existed between groups in maximum arousal scores or the tendency to visualize the target during the listening task. Implications for the role of imagery in sexual response, possible measurement issues, and suggestions for future research are addressed in the discussion.
先前关于听觉刺激引起性唤起的研究表明，视觉意象在刺激输入和由此产生的唤起之间起中介作用。这就引出了一个问题，即意象以及随后的唤起是否可以通过在语义记忆中提供不同信息来加以操控。本研究假设，与缺乏吸引力的图像相比，语义记忆中留存的、与色情听觉刺激进行模式匹配的有吸引力的图像会促使更高的自我报告唤起水平，且速度更快。与“有吸引力”或“无图片”条件组的参与者相比，“缺乏吸引力”条件组的参与者在面对听觉刺激时，唤起速度较慢，平均唤起水平较低。在最大唤起分数或在听力任务中想象目标的倾向方面，各组之间没有差异。讨论部分阐述了意象在性反应中的作用、可能的测量问题以及对未来研究的建议。
