Instructional control of penile circumference in assessments of sexual preference

Clinical dimensions of adult sexual abuse of children

“…Some clients, for whatever reason, simply do not respond sexually to any stimuli while in the lab. Evidence is contradictory about whether clients can alter their arousal depending on instructions (Quinsey & Bergersen, 1976;Laws & Rubin, 1962). In response to this problem, Abel, Blanchard, Becker, and Djenderedjian (1978) suggest assessing arousal both under a no-instructions, and instructions to suppress arousal, conditions.…”

“…In response to this problem, Abel, Blanchard, Becker, and Djenderedjian (1978) suggest assessing arousal both under a no-instructions, and instructions to suppress arousal, conditions. Quinsey and Bergersen (1976) asked their subjects how they were successful in suppressing their arousal and received responses such as: "by thinking about a woman instead of the slide of the child. " Other men may masturbate before they go for the lab assessment or try to cause themselves pain during the assessment.…”

The Influence of Presession Factors in the Assessment of Deviant Arousal

“…A large majority of the investigations of control of arousal have occurred with both hetero‐ and homosexual nonoffenders. Results generally suggest that participants were able to suppress arousal when given instructions (e.g., Abel, Blanchard, Barlow, & Mavissakalian, 1975; Freund, 1963; Freund, Watson, & Rienzo, 1988; Golde, Strassberg, & Turner, 2000; Henson & Rubin, 1971; Lalumière & Earls, 1992; Laws & Rubin, 1969; Mahoney & Strassberg, 1991; McAnulty & Adams, 1991; Quinsey & Bergersen, 1976). Other studies have focused on evaluations of suppression in individuals who have committed a sexual offense and have found similar outcomes (e.g., Laws & Holmen, 1978; Malcolm, Davidson, & Marshall, 1985; Wydra, Marshall, Earls, & Barbaree, 1983) including a study by Hall, Proctor, and Nelson (1988) in which 80% of the participants suppressed arousal.…”

“…Other studies, however, have shown mixed results of participants’ arousal suppression (e.g., Avery‐Clark & Laws, 1984). In addition to investigating suppression, many of the studies in this area also have shown that individuals can generate high levels of arousal under conditions in which they may not otherwise show arousal (Freund et al, 1988; Laws & Rubin, 1969; Quinsey & Bergersen, 1976).…”

Common Questions Regarding the Use of Phallometric Testing with Sexual Offenders

“…More often, faking is achieved by reducing, rather than by enhancing responses to stimulus categories (Quinsey & Bergersen, 1976). There are various methods to detect attempted faking (Freund et al, 1988) and to interfere with it (Proulx, Cote, & Achille, 1993;Quinsey & Chaplin, 1988b).…”