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Behavioral genetics

a developmental theory in which inherited temperaments shape childhood preferences for sex-typical activities, and peers felt as dissimilar later become erotically arousing.

In behavioral genetics, exotic becomes erotic refers to a developmental theory in which inherited temperaments shape childhood preferences for sex-typical activities, and peers felt as dissimilar later become erotically arousing. This meaning comes from Bem (1996) in Psychological Review.[1]

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Bem, D. J. (1996). Exotic becomes erotic: A developmental theory of sexual orientation. Psychological Review, 103(2), 320-335. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.103.2.320

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