1. Zillman and Bryant
“Pornography, Sexual Callousness and the Trivialization of Rape” (1982)

2. RQ: Effects of Continued Exposure to Pornography
Subjects were 80 F and 80 M students at IU
4 groups saw erotic (X rated, but non-violent), neutral, or no films over a 6 week period
G1 saw 6 erotic films (4 hours: 48 minutes)
G2 saw 3 erotic films (2:24) and 3 neutral films
G3 saw 6 neutral films (4:48)
G4 (control) saw no films

3. Results
G1 Ss overestimated the % of adults engaged in uncommon sex practices
Group sex (3X)
Sadomasochism (2X)
G1 Ss recommended a lighter sentence for a convicted rapist (trivialization of rape by both M and F Ss)--4 years vs 8 years
G1 Ss had less support for feminist values that other groups
G1 Ss scored higher on the Sexual Callousness Toward Women Scale than other groups