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robinn137 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Mrs. Bryant hears from a neighbor that her son's English teacher, Mr. Klein, is gay. Mrs. Bryant worries Mr. Klein will persuade her son and his classmates to become gay. This theory regarding the cause of same-gender sexual attraction is called _________

A) the by default myth.
B) seduction theory.
C) Freud's theory of sexual orientation.
D) Hochester's theory.

Question 2

Which of the following is the BEST description of the seduction myth?

A) Unpleasant experiences with partners of the other sex will sometimes result in a person becoming sexually interested in the other gender.
B) People become sexually oriented towards their own gender because they have been seduced by older LGB individuals.
C) A distant relationship with his father and an overly close relationship with his mother might result in a man becoming gay.
D) A gay or lesbian orientation may result from gender nonconforming play in childhood and subsequent attraction in adulthood to partners who differ from the preferred sex of our childhood playmates.