In order to determine whether childhood behavior can predict adult sexual orientation, the best experimental design would be to
A) select a large sample of children, and assess gender-related behaviors and sexual preferences at different times in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
B) interview gay adults about their behavior as children.
C) interview both gay and straight adults about their behavior as children and compare the two.
D) identify transgendered children and determine what percentage of individuals seek sex reassignment surgery.
E) identify children who are teased or bullied in school for being "gay" or "queer" and monitor their behavior and sexual preferences over time.
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Q1: In the most recent survey regarding sexually
Q2: Which of the following best describes the
Q3: The idea that gay people are "gender-variant"
Q5: During childhood, boys who later become gay
Q6: One potential disadvantage of finding a biological
Q7: The observation that approximately 8% of male
Q8: Researchers have studied finger length ratios in
Q9: Neuroscientists studying the brains of heterosexuals and
Q10: All of the following biological differences exist
Q11: Differences in hypothalamic activity between gay and
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