Voyeurism is defined as which behavior?

Voyeurism is defined as which behavior?

• A. Observes another without consent with a reasonable expectation of privacy to arouse or gratify sexually.
• B. Peeping tom
• C. Observes a public event without privacy concerns.
• D. Stares at someone through a window from a public place.

Answer: (A)

Voyeurism involves watching someone in a setting where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without their consent, for sexual arousal or gratification. That combination of privacy invasion, lack of consent, and sexual motive is what makes the description fit best. The other phrasings point to the person (a peeping tom) or to watching in a public context where privacy isn’t implicated, or describe the act without stating the sexual intent and privacy aspect.

Voyeurism involves watching someone in a setting where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without their consent, for sexual arousal or gratification. That combination of privacy invasion, lack of consent, and sexual motive is what makes the description fit best. The other phrasings point to the person (a peeping tom) or to watching in a public context where privacy isn’t implicated, or describe the act without stating the sexual intent and privacy aspect.