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SUBMITTER: Welsch R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7173797 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Welsch Robin R von Castell Christoph C Rettenberger Martin M Turner Daniel D Hecht Heiko H Fromberger Peter P
PloS one 20200421 4
How does sexual attraction alter social interaction behavior? We examined the influence of sexual orientation on locomotor approach-avoidance behavior and interpersonal distance. We immersed androphilic and gynophilic male subjects into a virtual environment and presented various male and female virtual persons. In the first experiment, subjects took a step forward (approach) or backward (avoidance) in response to the sex of the virtual person. We measured reaction time, peak velocity, and step ...[more]