Testing male arousal with the Penile Plethysmograph (PPG)

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The Penile Plethysmograph (PPG) is a machine that measures changes in the circumference of the penis. Your penis goes into a stretchable rubber sleeve which is connected to a machine with a video screen and data recorder. Any changes in your penis size, even though you might not feel it, are recorded while you view sexually suggestive or pornographic pictures, slides, or movies, or listen to audio tapes with descriptions of such things as children being molested. Computer software is used to develop graphs showing "the degree of arousal to each stimulus." This poll explores how you imagine you might perform if you were subjected to such testing, and whether you think you could fool the machine. The stimuli are presented to you automatically, and the results are also recorded automatically, and no observer is present with you in the room.

What is your sex and age ?

I am a male over the age of 18 years (please answer honestly, this poll is confidential)

I am a male under the age of 18 years (do not proceed further)

I am a female over the age of 18 years (feel free to view the results)

I am a female under the age of 18 years (do not proceed further)

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of straight softcore adult pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of straight hardcore adult pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of gay softcore adult pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of gay hardcore adult pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of softcore child pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are shown movie clips of hardcore child pornography. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are made to listen to an audio tape of a straight couple's dirty talk and lovemaking. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are made to listen to an audio tape of a gay couple's dirty talk and lovemaking. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are made to listen to an audio tape of a paedophile describing in detail how he would like to molest an underage girl. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

Imagine that you are the subject of PPG test and are made to listen to an audio tape of a paedophile describing in detail how he would like to molest an underage boy. What level of arousal do you think the PPG would show ?

If the PPG questioning was carried out by law enforcement officials, do you think you could suppress your responses to the stimuli ?

Yes

Do you think that PPG questioning is a valid method of identifying deviant behaviour ?

Yes

Would you be prepared to take part anonymously in PPG testing as part of a research project ?

Yes

If the answer to the last question was 'yes', please indicate your reasons

Curiousity as to how I would react

Interested in the stimuli

New sexual experience

Scientific interest

Other reasons, please state

If the testing was totally non-judgemental, do you think PPG testing would be useful in knowing yourself better ?

Yes

Do you think that the majority of males would show arousal to the pornographic stimuli when tested in this way ?

Yes

Would you be embarrassed if you became highly aroused during PPG testing ?

Yes

Did you feel aroused after taking this poll ?

Yes

This poll was created on 2008-05-19 19:37:03 by junix