Sexual orientation is best thought of as being:
A) "either-or," that is, a person has either a same-sex or an opposite-sex orientation
B) the result of biological causes
C) the result of social and psychological causes
D) a continuum, with individuals varying in the degree to which they have same-sex and opposite-sex preferences

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Sexual orientation is best seen as a continuum whereby individuals fall somewhere along a spectrum ranging from exclusively same-sex attractions (homosexual) to exclusively opposite-sex attractions (heterosexual), with varying degrees of same-sex and opposite-sex preferences in between. This accommodates the reality that many people experience fluidity in their sexual preferences over time, and that sexual orientation is influenced by a complex interaction of biological, social and psychological factors.

Sexual Orientation Is Best Thought of as Being