When One Considers the Majority of the Scientific Data That

question 43

Multiple Choice

When one considers the majority of the scientific data that are available, what can be said about sexual orientation?

• A) Sexual orientation is something with which we are born.
• B) It is our environmental experiences early in life that determines our sexual orientation.
• C) There is no clear indication that anything we can identify explains sexual orientation.
• D) Most people are heterosexual and only some sort of life trauma results in a non-heterosexual orientation.

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Behavioral Treatments

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