Wow. That’s actually a really interesting study. I was expecting to come in here and find a study proving the obvious, but that experiment was really rather interesting. I don’t know if this really proves anything to do with gaydar – I always figured that was because gay people’s brains knew what to look for, in the same way that it’s easier to tell apart faces from ethnicities you spend a lot of time with – but, that straight/gay analysis difference is something I’ve never heard of before. Psychologists have been basing these sorts of studies on gender for decades. It makes a nice change to focus on sexuality, and also to actually find a difference there.
I have to say, though, that 42 is a pretty small sample size for such a study. I’m not one of those people who always whinges that every sample size is too small, because you can’t possibly capture the full majesty of human uniqueness – I know people are far more similar than most will admit. But, 42 is pretty small for such a simple study. Either way, it’s a start. It is at least enough of a foot in the door to open the way for further studies to see if this conclusion really is valid or not.
“This is the first time that scientific proof has been found for the existence of a gaydar mechanism amongst homosexuals”
No. 42 people is an absurdly small test sample. This is proof of nothing. Aside from that its potentially an interesting study. If they came to a similar conclusion with a proper test sample, I’d be surprised though.
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I think if i told some straight people i was more analytic than them they may misunderstand ;]
Wow. That’s actually a really interesting study. I was expecting to come in here and find a study proving the obvious, but that experiment was really rather interesting. I don’t know if this really proves anything to do with gaydar – I always figured that was because gay people’s brains knew what to look for, in the same way that it’s easier to tell apart faces from ethnicities you spend a lot of time with – but, that straight/gay analysis difference is something I’ve never heard of before. Psychologists have been basing these sorts of studies on gender for decades. It makes a nice change to focus on sexuality, and also to actually find a difference there.
I have to say, though, that 42 is a pretty small sample size for such a study. I’m not one of those people who always whinges that every sample size is too small, because you can’t possibly capture the full majesty of human uniqueness – I know people are far more similar than most will admit. But, 42 is pretty small for such a simple study. Either way, it’s a start. It is at least enough of a foot in the door to open the way for further studies to see if this conclusion really is valid or not.
I don’t see what the ability to perceive rectangles has to do with gaydar – but it is an interesting study. More research needed, as they say.
Well if there is a gaydar, mine’s faulty.
“This is the first time that scientific proof has been found for the existence of a gaydar mechanism amongst homosexuals”
No. 42 people is an absurdly small test sample. This is proof of nothing. Aside from that its potentially an interesting study. If they came to a similar conclusion with a proper test sample, I’d be surprised though.
And this is a surpeise to who exactly?
surprise…obviously