Is Gaydar Affected by Attitudes Toward Homosexuality? Confidence, Labeling Bias, and Accuracy



Brewer, Gayle ORCID: 0000-0003-0690-4548 and Lyons, Minna
(2017) Is Gaydar Affected by Attitudes Toward Homosexuality? Confidence, Labeling Bias, and Accuracy. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY, 64 (9). pp. 1241-1252.

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Abstract

Previous research has largely ignored the relationship between sexual orientation judgement accuracy, confidence, and attitudes toward homosexuality. In an online study, participants (N = 269) judged the sexual orientation of homosexual and heterosexual targets presented via a series of facial photographs. Participants also indicated their confidence in each judgment and completed the Modern Homonegativity Scale (Morrison & Morrison, 2002). We found that (1) homosexual men and heterosexual women were more accurate when judging photographs of women as opposed to photographs of men, and (2) in heterosexual men, negative attitudes toward homosexual men predicted confidence and bias when rating men's photographs. Findings indicate that homosexual men and heterosexual women are similar in terms of accuracy in judging women's sexuality. Further, especially in men, homophobia is associated with cognitive biases in labeling other men but does not have a relationship with increased accuracy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Attitudes, confidence, discrimination, gaydar, homophobia, sexual orientation
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2020 16:14
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:04
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1244443
Open Access URL: http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/15998/1/15998_AAM_Gaydar%2...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073821