Simon LeVay's Research on Brain Differences of a Small Group

question 24

Multiple Choice

Simon LeVay's research on brain differences of a small group of heterosexual and homosexual men ________.

• A)proves brain differences cause sexual orientation
• B)suggests a correlation between brain differences and sexual orientation
• C)found no difference in heterosexual and homosexual men's brains
• D)discovered the third interstitial nucleus was larger in men who were homosexual

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