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9 June 2006
Surprise, Surprise, Men Have Sex On The Brain 
Researchers writing in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly, say that men rate themselves and the women they just interacted with higher on sexual traits, such as flirtatiousness, than women rate men. The study found that after a five-minute conversation with a stranger of the opposite gender; men were more likely to interpret ambiguous or friendly behavior as indicating sexual interest. "The findings suggest that men generally think in more sexual terms than women," the researchers blandly suggest.
The study was based on an analysis of brief conversational exchanges, where partners introduced themselves and talked about college experiences. There was no significant difference in how men, compared to women, rated their conversation partners on agreeableness or extroversion. Nor was their evidence of sexual chemistry, as partners did not share a tendency to find each other attractive or desire a future interaction. If women found their male partner as more partner physically attractive and saw him as more agreeable, they rated the partner higher on sexual traits. Men's ratings of women were also associated with physical attractiveness but unrelated to whether he saw her as agreeable or felt the conversation was enjoyable. Source: Psychology of Women Quarterly
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