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Women's responses were on average faster when submissive顺从 — willing to obey words were preceded by a sex prime than by a neutral prime. This faster response indicates the two concepts are related in women's minds, said Kiefer, a recent doctoral graduate in the psychology department.

Further, on average the quicker the response, the more likely the women were to report engaging in submissive顺从 — willing to obey sexual behavior.

The priming results indicate that women may have unconsciously picked up the message that they should be sexually submissive顺从 — willing to obey, raising the possibility that women have internalized societal pressure, said Sanchez, a recent doctoral graduate in the psychology department and women's studies.

Previous research suggests that social norms promote deference to men, and this extends to intimate relationships. This message is constantly repeated by the media in magazines, television and movies that "commonly display male sexual dominance over women and female sexual submission to men," the paper states.

In a follow-up study, researchers asked the women a series of questions to gauge the impact of submissive顺从 — willing to obey behavior on arousal.