Is Pornography a Problem?

23 experimental S's were exposed to pornographic materials for 90 minutes per day for 15 days. R's answered an advertisement placed around Chapel Hill soliciting M volunteers between the ages of 21 & 23. Participants were administered the MMPI, the Gough Adjective Check List, the Thorne Sex Inventory, & a 275 item questionnaire including items on sex information & practices. R's also had an in-depth, psychiatric interview. Extensive pre & post testing attitudes & behavior showed no detrimental effect of this exposure either in terms of change on any measure or with regard to a control group (N=9). Behavioral & physiological measures demonstrated that this massive exposure to pornography resulted in much lowered interest in it & much less response to it. Pornography is an innocuous stimulus which leads quickly to satiation & public concern over it is misplaced. Modified HA.