PSYCH 129E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rated Love, Playgirl, Psych
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He escaped and got into a cage with multiple female. If you put one male rat into a cage with multiple female rats, he will have sex with all of them. He wont try and have sex with the same one twice. But if you put a novel rat in, he will suddenly be increasingly aroused (coolidge effect) Coolidge effect: males show increased arousal with and mating eff . Contrast effect: our evaluations of a stimulus are directly influenced by other surrounding stimuli. We treat them as if they are real. 3 groups: experimental conditions nude playboy models, control condition:16 nude average women, control condition: abstract art. Groups: media image of playboy/playgirl, control condition (abstract art) Men (playboy) lower attraction than men (art) Women (playboy) equal attraction as women (art) If we assume that art doesn"t influence, then playboy made the men less attracted to their partner.
