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Johnston, Shawn A.; And Others – 1987
Analyses of deviant sexual behaviors have most often derived from psychodynamic or behavioral theory. Little systematic research attention has been paid to the role of intervening cognitive variables such as social perception and the causal attribution process. Two studies were conducted to examine differences in cognition between child molesters…
Descriptors: Adults, Arousal Patterns, Attribution Theory, Child Abuse