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This tension may help explain growing skepticism about consent’s moral power in sexual contexts. The full article, now open access in
@cognitionjournal.bsky.social
—made possible by Biblioteca
@universidadgranada.bsky.social
and CBUA. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

These findings support feminist scholars who argue that emphases on women’s consent might typecast them as patients—thus undermining their sexual agency. Moreover, the association between consent and instrumentality clashes with normative expectations about sex, as we documented in Study 4.

Our studies investigated:
a) When is it considered acceptable to consent?
b) What information does consent convey?
We found that consent is strongly associated with a patient role and with instrumental desire.

Might consent morally transform some human interactions but not others? In our new article in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social, @jorgesuarezm.bsky.social, @ivarr.bsky.social, and I explore whether the information consent conveys may be at odds with normative standards in the sexual domain. 🧵