Gaydar: visual detection of sexual orientation among gay and straight men |
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Authors: | Shelp Scott G |
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Institution: | California State University, Northridge, USA. scottcsunmft@aol.com |
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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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