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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Observing Virtual Social Interactions
Published on: July 6, 2011
Psychologists should study basic social cognition processes within the context of sexual interactions
Noam Markovitch1,2, Anat Perry3, Tali Kleiman4
1Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. noam.markovitch@mail.huji.ac.il.
Abstract:
Research in psychology has long underscored the significance of contextual influence on social cognition processes and behavior. However, the exploration of sexual interactions as a unique context affecting these processes has largely been neglected by previous research, despite their prominent role in our daily lives and potentially consequential outcomes. We outline the relevance of various basic social cognition processes to sexual interactions and propose a line of research integrating theoretical insights and methodologies from social cognition research with those from sex and relationship research. We elaborate on theoretical and applied contributions to both fields.
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