The tendency for a new sexual partner to be arousing (more arousing than a familiar sexual partner) is known as ____.

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The tendency for a new sexual partner to be more arousing than a familiar partner is known as the Coolidge effect, named after a joke about President Calvin Coolidge and his wife visiting a farm where the rooster was mating frequently. The farmer explained that the rooster was mating with many different hens, to which Mrs. Coolidge allegedly asked, "How does the rooster manage to perform so many times?" The farmer replied, "Well, madam, it's because he has many different partners." President Coolidge reportedly then asked, "Same hen every time?" and was told, "Oh, no, Mr. President, different hen every time." To which Coolidge allegedly replied, "Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge." The joke highlights the idea that novelty can lead to more sexual arousal, and the concept has been studied in various animal and human experiments.

The Tendency for a New Sexual Partner to Be Arousing