Posted on 06/03/2008 1:20:17 PM PDT by Perdogg
Images of sexy women tend to whet men's sexual appetite, but a study in the Journal of Consumer Research says there's more than what meets the eye.
The study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled lingerie sought immediate gratification - even when they were making decisions about money, soda, and candy.
Authors Bram Van den Bergh, Siegfried DeWitte, and Luk Warlop (KULeuven, Belgium) found that the desire for immediate rewards increased in men who touched bras, looked at pictures of beautiful women, or watched video clips of young women in bikinis running through a park.
"It seems that sexual appetite causes a greater urgency to consume anything rewarding," the authors suggest. Thus, the activation of sexual desire appears to spill over into other brain systems involved in reward-seeking behaviours, even the cognitive desire for money.
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Actually, I prefer the term "He-whore" thank you very much... ;)
The message seems to be that when men are aroused, they tend to throw caution to the wind; or, in the vernacular, when you let your p*nis do your thinking for you, you often make mistakes. Not exactly earth-shattering news, and not really worthy of much study - it’s been a known fact among people of insight for going on four thousand years.
You answered my question, as a very large depositor at my bank, why I can call the Ladies sweetheart and they all know my name, Daughters and Grandkid types.
Makes sense to me. Say I’m gambling and see a sexy woman. Whooooooo nelly - I want MORE money NOW!
Er...uh...wait a minute!
WHAT a surprise. (said dryly)
(proudly) Talked her down to $175. :-)
WOW! Who da thunk that men are visually stimulated?
I find this study to very accurate.
lmao
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You never know. I repeatedly ask my five years younger wife if I can retire now. All she would have to do is work more hours at her present job and get her old job back at Walmart. You should see the look I get when I offer this proposal. But you never know...some day she might agree. Now I just have to duck the occasional knife or other piece of cutlery when I ask that question. (smirk)
Look at any advertisement aimed at men...for cars, beer, tobacco, or ANYTHING ELSE! Sex is in ‘em all!
There is a line in "Portnoy's Complaint" where the protagonist, Alexander Portnoy, recites a line he learned from his grandfather or some other older relative. "When the p---- (rhymes with stick) stands up, the brains go in the ground." Which I believe to be true.
They are.
And it tends to be big ticket items.
Wifey is a little depressed so she comes home with a new pair of shoes.
Hubby is a little depressed so he comes home with a 52" plasma screen.
OK
I have a sudden urgent desire to buy some cyanide tablets.
Somehow I’m not turned on by a picture of a guy who doesn’t know how to use a bidet.
ROFLMAO!
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