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Regarding the etiology of sexual deviance, Quinsey and Marshall (1983) have observed,
With respect to the concept of inappropriate arousal itself, there are no theories of etiology which have other than laboratory demonstrations of plausibility or anecdotal support. We simply do not know how to account for individual differences in sexual arousal patterns. Clearly, developmental studies of the acquisition of sexual preferences should receive high priority. (p. 30)
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Laws, D.R., Marshall, W.L. (1990). A Conditioning Theory of the Etiology and Maintenance of Deviant Sexual Preference and Behavior. In: Marshall, W.L., Laws, D.R., Barbaree, H.E. (eds) Handbook of Sexual Assault. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0915-2_13
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