Author Question: The observation that there is a tendency for gay men to have a larger number of older brothers than ... (Read 61 times)

EAugust · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

The observation that there is a tendency for gay men to have a larger number of older brothers than nongay men is known as the _____________ effect.

a. LeVay
b. fraternal birth order
c. sibling
d. maternal auto-immune

Question 2

All of the following have been suggested as methodological flaws in LeVays studies correlating the hypothalamus with homosexuality EXCEPT

a. AIDS is what altered the structure of the hypothalamus.
b. LeVay did not ascertain the sexual orientation of his population of straight men. Some of them could have been gay.
c. Perhaps being gay alters the structure of the hypothalamus; it is an effect rather than a cause.
d. LeVays population of gay women, a control group, was larger than his population of gay men introducing statistical concerns.

isabelt_18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: b: fraternal birth order

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d: LeVays population of gay women, a control group, was larger than his population of gay men introducing statistical concerns.