When discussing sexual behavior, biologist and zoologist Alfred Kinsey is quoted as saying, "The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats." To what would he likely have been referring when he said this?

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Kinsey's quote reflects his belief that sexual behavior is not binary or dichotomous, but instead exists along a continuum. Kinsey's work famously found that many people engage in a wide range of sexual behaviors and that these behaviors can shift over time. His quote suggests that attempting to divide people into discrete categories based on their sexual behavior is an oversimplification of the complexity of human sexuality. While option B is a possibility, there is no direct evidence to support this interpretation of Kinsey's quote. Option A is inaccurate because Kinsey did not believe that sexual behavior was binary. Option C is also incorrect because Kinsey found that sexual behavior can change over time.

When Discussing Sexual Behavior, Biologist and Zoologist Alfred Kinsey Is