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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Gaydar: visual detection of sexual orientation among gay and straight men.
Full Abstract
Currently, American gay people believe they have a unique ability to pick each other out in a crowd (often termed "gaydar" ["gay" + "radar"]). This was established through a nationwide Internet-mediated survey (n = 460). To test for the presence of this ability in gay men, the researcher asked self-identified gay and straight male participants to view a series of unfamiliar men on videotape and determine the sexual orientation of each. The higher overall accuracy of gay men demonstrated a trend level difference from their straight cohorts although falling short (primarily due to small sample size) of the p < 0.05 level. A theory for the emergence of this skill (termed "Adaptive Gaydar" by the author) as a unique perceptual ability/coping mechanism uinique among gay people is also presented.
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Author information
Author/s: Shelp, Scott G (SG);
Affiliation: California State University, Northridge, USA. scottcsunmft@aol.com
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of homosexuality (J Homosex), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 44 (issue 1) : pp 1-14
Dates: Created 2003/07/14; Completed 2003/08/05; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12856753, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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