Phallometry is:
Correct answer: A. a technique for assessing a man's sexual responsiveness to different types of sexual imagery
- A. a technique for assessing a man's sexual responsiveness to different types of sexual imagery
- B. a measure of effect size
- C. a type of lie detector test
- D. a technique for assessing the acceptance of rape myths in rapists
Explanation
Phallometry, commonly measured with a penile plethysmograph, records changes in penile blood flow or circumference while a man views different sexual stimuli. It is therefore an assessment of sexual responsiveness, not a lie detector or effect-size measure.
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