Sexual orientation
Research focusing on sexual orientation uses scales of assessment to identify who belongs in which sexual population group. It is assumed that these scales will be able to reliably identify and categorize people by their sexual orientation. However, it is difficult to determine an individual's sexual orientation through scales of assessment, due to ambiguity regarding the definition of sexual orientation. Generally, there are three components of sexual orientation used in assessment. Their definitions and examples of how they may be assessed are as follows:
What does the research on sexual orientation use to determine who belongs in which sexual populaiton group?
scales of assessment
Research focusing on sexual orientation uses scales of assessment to identify who belongs in which sexual population group.
Sexual orientation