Comment on ethical issues in Malamuth, Heim and Feshbach's "Sexual responsiveness of college students to rape depictions: Inhibitory and disinhibitory effects."

The concern of N. M. Malamuth et al about presenting "totally false" rape depictions to students is reviewed in terms of (a) possible effects of exposure and debriefing, which were not evaluated; (b) responsibilities in interpretation when data differ from expectations and for males and females; and (c) communications to the public. Classroom testing on rape depictions is questioned. (7 ref)