and the tentative and not very satisfactory answer seems to be "Yes", at least to a sample of 105 Australian women according to a study released Monday
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...esearchers-say
"Researchers said they decided to tackle the topic because past studies had offered conflicting answers, and may have been sullied by asking the women too directly.
"Since penis size is a sensitive subject, it's hard to determine whether females lied or 'self-deceived' in their responses," lead author Brian Mautz, a postdoctoral researcher in evolution and sexual selection at the University of Ottawa, told AFP via email.
So they embarked on a new type of study, using computer-generated images of generic male figures with varying heights, body shapes and flaccid penis lengths.
A sample of 105 Australian women were asked to view 53 of these life-sized robot-like pictures, which rotated so they were visible at different angles.
The women—all heterosexual—were not told they were participating in a study about penis size. They were simply asked to rate the figures according to sexual attractiveness. Their answers were collected anonymously.
Researchers found that women rated tall men with long penises as the most attractive.
The women also tended to gaze longer at the larger men. But not too long—each rating was made in about three seconds.
But how big is best? On that question, researchers were, er, stumped.
"We didn't find an ideal (i.e. 'most attractive') penis size or height," Mautz explained.
"The attractiveness scores were still increasing at the largest values for these traits."
The findings were published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the United States, called the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)."
An obvious problem is that the study panel were viewing the simulated figures in the stored state. Perhaps the activated state is what counts for the ladies' relative ratings.
One thing that is probably certain, even without evidence, is that none of we Sporting Gentlemen are likely to ever get a coolly dispassionate and deadly accurate statement from our Temporary Friends about their opinions of our equipment. Sort of the Customer Guy's Uncertainty Principle.
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