So they subliminally flash participants with pictures of either opposite-sex abdomens or guns, and then try to draw conclusions about subliminal sexual arousal by measuring participants nervous system response to the different images.

Super-dumbed down version: like most science these days, this isnt science. Its garbage. Skip this post and squeeze in a few extra reps instead

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holdenscofield 6y ago

interesting article and interesting CS choice. It would be better see whole article.

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silent_dominant 6y ago

Classical conditioning of sexual arousal has previously been demonstrated in human males but not in females. This study explored the role of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning in the activation of genital sexual arousal in both women and men, and assessed the effects of varying conditioned stimulus (CS) duration (subliminal/conscious) and relevance (sexually relevant/irrelevant). Twenty-seven female and 29 male participants received either subliminal or conscious presentations of a photograph of either a sexually relevant (abdomen of the opposite sex) or irrelevant (gun) CS+, which was followed by the unconditioned stimulus (US-erotic film clip). A CS−, a stimulus not paired with the US, was also included in the 11 conditioning trials. Ten participants were assigned to a control group that received unpaired presentations of the CS+, CS−, and the US. Both women and men showed more evidence of conditioning to the abdomen than to the gun when the CS was presented subliminally. When consciously perceived CSs were used, however, gender differences emerged. Men again showed the expected cue-to-consequence specificity but women showed the opposite effect, that is, conditioned arousal to the sexually irrelevant rather than to the relevant CS. The latter finding may be due to increased autonomic nervous system arousal associated with the irrelevant CS (gun). Skin conductance responses indicated more general arousal to the gun than to the male abdomen in women. This is the first study to compare the effects of a subliminal and conscious CS and to find classical conditioning of sexual arousal in women.

Tl;dr version, you can trigger female arousal via non-sexual cues through conditioning

MarquisDePaid 6y ago

On a wider note you can trigger people's behavior via learned responsiveness to authority/shaming via behavioral conditioning and psychologically designed social cues

http://archive.fo/hnD2z

"Moreover, the amplitude of event-related potentials reflecting neural activity associated with conflict monitoring in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is greater for liberals compared to conservatives . Thus, stronger liberalism is associated with increased sensitivity to cues for altering a habitual response pattern and with brain activity in anterior cingulate cortex.”

A developed amygdala actually increases rather than decreases emotional control, which is why conservatives can control emotional expressivity better

A hyperactive ACC brain region is present in westernized leftists but not in non westernized leftists (or in western right wingers)

There is a western specific happiness gap

I'd argue conditioning other human beings in general is a bad thing