Noel Reynolds

1. Noel Reynolds Rape Attitudes at UMD 2012

2. The sample • Students enrolled in a psychology course. • Sample size was 292 • 176 Females • 116 Males

3. An individual who goes to the home or apartment of a companion on their first date implies that she/he is willing to have sex.

4. One reason that individuals falsely report a rape is that they frequently have a need to call attention to themselves.

5. Women who go braless or wear short skirts and tight tops are asking for trouble.

6. In most rapes the victim is promiscuous or has a bad reputation.

7. If an individual engages in necking or petting and she/he lets things get out of hand, it is her/his own fault if her/his partner forces sex on her/him.

8. A woman who is stuck-up and thinks she is too good to talk to men on the street deserves to be taught a lesson.

9. Many individuals have an unconscious wish to be raped and may unconsciously setup a situation in which they are likely to be attacked.

10. Many women who report rapes are lying because they are angry and want to getback at the man they accuse.

11. Sometimes no means yes.

12. Sex is a given after a certain number of dates.

13. Victims of rape chose to not get over it

14. Minorities rape with more frequency than Caucasians.

15. Only victims who fought back can complain about being raped.

16. Only “pretty” women and “handsome” men get raped.

17. Date rape and stranger rape are not equally wrong.

18. Promiscuous women get raped more than good girls.

19. Sex is implied after spending a lot of money on a date.

20. Rape is most likely to occur outside, at night, and in a remote location.

21. Men who have an erection while being raped are enjoying the act.

22. Asking a rapist to wear a condom constitutes consent.

23. Sex has a “point of no return.”

24. In reality, women are almost never raped by their boyfriends.

25. Women tend to exaggerate how much rape affects them.

26. Question: What percentage of reported rapes would you guess were merely invented by women who discovered they were pregnant and wanted to protect their own reputation?

27. A lot of times, women who claim they were raped just have emotional problems.

28. Many women actually enjoy sex if the guy uses a little force.

29. Some women prefer to have sex forced on them so they don’t have to feel guilty about it.

30. Although most women wouldn’t admit it, they generally find being physically forced into sex a real ‘turn‐on’.

31. Men don’t usually intend to force sex on a woman, but sometimes they get too sexually carried away.

32. Sometimes rape is justified.

33. Have you had sex play (fondling, kissing, or petting, but not intercourse) when you didn't want to because an individual threatened or used some degree of physical force (twisting your arm, holding you down, etc.) to make you?

34. Have you given in to sexual intercourse when you didn't want to because you were overwhelmed by an individual’s continual arguments and pressure?

35. Have you had sexual intercourse when you didn't want to because an individual gave you alcohol or drugs?

36. Have you had sexual intercourse when you didn't want to because an individual threatened or used some degree of physical force (twisting your arm, holding you down, etc.) to make you?

37. Have you had sex acts (anal or oral intercourse or penetration by objects other than a penis, digit(s), or a non-body part object ) when you didn't want to because an individual threatened or used some degree of physical force (twisting your arm, holding you down, etc.) to make you?

38. What does this mean? • Almost half a century of rape education has done what?