s. Several problems are mentioned; these are said to include: a) difficulties defining the term "sexual fantasy;" b) difficulties measuring sexual fantasies (e.g. should one use checklists, open-ended interview questions, or journal logs of the fantasies themselves); c) accuracy in reporting; and (d) sample representativeness.
A discussion of methodological difficulties with the existing research provides a good foundation for the reader to assess the review of the research. It sets up certain limiting parameters for the confidence which the reader should place in the reviewed material.
The main body of the article begins by noting that
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