Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> writes:
:"To watch the film you must achieve at least 12 mph on this static
:bicycle - 18 mph during the really steamy scenes."

There was a study that found that men who were riding on an
exercise bike then found women (on pictures) more attractive.

The given explanation was: the men sensed that their heart rate
was elevated and unconsciously attributed this to the woman shown,
thinking something like: "I'm excited, so she must be attractive.".

PS: I'm not perfectly sure if I remembered all details correctly,
but if you are looking for confirmation, a study that says something
similar would be (three characters were replaced by asterisks by me):

Dutton, D., & Aron, A. (1974). Some evidence for heightened
***ual attraction under conditions of high anxiety. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 30 (4), 510-517 DOI:
10.1037/h0037031

. A quotation from a report about this study:

|The fear-arousing bridge was a 450-foot suspension bridge
|made of wooden boards attached to wire cables. The bridge
|hung 230 feet above rocks and shallow rapids, had very low
|handrails, and a tendency to tilt, sway and wobble.
....
|The authors expected that people who crossed the suspension
|bridge would experience physiological arousal due to anxiety
|and fear, whereas people who crossed the control bridge would
|not.
Amie (2011)

On 26/09/22 05:03, Stefan Ram wrote:

> PS: I'm not perfectly sure if I remembered all details correctly,
> but if you are looking for confirmation, a study that says something
> similar would be (three characters were replaced by asterisks by me):
>
> Dutton, D., & Aron, A. (1974). Some evidence for heightened
> ***ual attraction under conditions of high anxiety. Journal
> of Personality and Social Psychology, 30 (4), 510-517 DOI:
> 10.1037/h0037031

What would it do to the research world if research journals started
using asterisks like this?

I'm starting to suspect that Stefan is working on a long-running joke.

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org

On 25/09/2022 20:03, Stefan Ram wrote:

On 26/09/2022 6:06 pm, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 25/09/2022 20:03, Stefan Ram wrote:

Did he use invisible ink?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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On 26/09/2022 18:35, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 26/09/2022 6:06 pm, Sam Plusnet wrote:
>> On 25/09/2022 20:03, Stefan Ram wrote:
>
> Did he use invisible ink?
>
It seems so. Those words were all present and (FSVO) correct when I hit
SEND.

* Stefan Ram:

> Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> writes:
>:"To watch the film you must achieve at least 12 mph on this static
>:bicycle - 18 mph during the really steamy scenes."

I've never heard "static bicycle", only "stationary b.".

I might be afraid to touch a "static bicycle" for fear of electric
shock.

> There was a study that found that men who were riding on an
> exercise bike then found women (on pictures) more attractive.
>
> The given explanation was: the men sensed that their heart rate
> was elevated and unconsciously attributed this to the woman shown,
> thinking something like: "I'm excited, so she must be attractive.".

This makes sense within the broader theory that emotions are an attempt
of the brain to make sense of bodily reactions.

--
Behold, honored adversaries,
We are the instruments of your joyful death.
Consu war chant -- J. Scalzi, Old Man's War

On 26/09/2022 22:20, Quinn C wrote:
> * Stefan Ram:
>
>> Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> writes:
>> :"To watch the film you must achieve at least 12 mph on this static
>> :bicycle - 18 mph during the really steamy scenes."
>
> I've never heard "static bicycle", only "stationary b.".
>
> I might be afraid to touch a "static bicycle" for fear of electric
> shock.
>

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