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A Conditioning Theory of the Etiology and Maintenance of Deviant Sexual Preference and Behavior

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Regarding the etiology of sexual deviance, Quinsey and Marshall (1983) have observed,

With respect to the concept of inappropriate arousal itself, there are no theories of etiology which have other than laboratory demonstrations of plausibility or anecdotal support. We simply do not know how to account for individual differences in sexual arousal patterns. Clearly, developmental studies of the acquisition of sexual preferences should receive high priority. (p. 30)

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  1. Department of Law and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 33612-3899, USA

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  2. Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada

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Laws, D.R., Marshall, W.L. (1990). A Conditioning Theory of the Etiology and Maintenance of Deviant Sexual Preference and Behavior. In: Marshall, W.L., Laws, D.R., Barbaree, H.E. (eds) Handbook of Sexual Assault. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0915-2_13

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