| Validity of physiological measures of pedophilic sexual arousal in a sexual offender population: a critique of Hall, Proctor, and Nelson. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 2292642 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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It is argued that methodological problems in Hall, Proctor, and Nelson's (1988) comparison of phallometric data on child molesters and rapists include confounding of stimulus category and duration, omission of neutral stimuli and a normal control group, failure to employ relative measures of sexual preference, and failure to exclude subjects who did not respond to the sexual stimuli. Quinsey and Laws maintain that, although these methodological problems preclude accepting the conclusions drawn in Hall et al.'s article, the problems illustrate the need to develop common methodological standards for phallometric research on sexual offenders. |
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Authors:
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V L Quinsey; D R Laws |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology Volume: 58 ISSN: 0022-006X ISO Abbreviation: J Consult Clin Psychol Publication Date: 1990 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-04-09 Completed Date: 1991-04-09 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0136553 Medline TA: J Consult Clin Psychol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 886-91 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Arousal* Humans Male Pedophilia / diagnosis*, psychology Penile Erection Reproducibility of Results |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment On:
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J Consult Clin Psychol. 1988 Feb;56(1):118-22
[PMID:
3346436
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Comment In:
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J Consult Clin Psychol. 1992 Oct;60(5):812-4
[PMID:
1401400
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