Sexual orientation biases attentional control: a possible gaydar mechanism

Homosexuals are believed to have a “sixth sense” for recognizing each other, an ability referred to as gaydar. We considered that being a homosexual might rely on systematic practice of processing relatively specific, local perceptual features, which might lead to a corresponding...

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Main Authors: Lorenza S Colzato, Linda Van Hooidonk, Wery Van Den Wildenberg, Fieke Harinck, Bernhard Hommel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00013/full