Posted on 02/25/2005 7:33:03 AM PST by gopwinsin04
Homosexual men share the same relatively poor map reading skills as heterosexual women, according to a new study.
Earlier research found men better than women at finding their way around in a 'virtual reality' maze, relying on geometric cues while women rely more on landmarks.
Yesterday, the University of East London's Dr. Qazi Rahman reported in Behavioural Neuroscience Magazine that homosexual men used more landmarks during map reading than heterosexual men, adopting a blend of male and female navigational strategies.
They investigated map reading by 20 homoesexual men, 20 heterosexual men, and 20 lesbains.
The group memorized routes and was then asked to provide directions on how to get from one place to another.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Has HARVARD been notified of this development?........
And gay men are not hesitant to ask for directions!
Larry Summers has no comment on this breaking development..
And for interior decorating, floral arrangements, and bad perfume.
I'm not so sure women are bad map readers; they're just let men think so.
Maps aren't the only thing they don't know the proper use of.
OK, folks, 'fess up. Regardless of your gender or orientation, if you're driving south, and need to consult a road map, do you have to turn the map upside down for it to make sense to you?
If so, you're an idiot. But I'm not convinced it has much to do with sexuality.
They didn't think of including 20 heterosexual women?
I can read a map except when I get into Greenwich Village. I prefer to read the directions off Mapquest because I'm lazy.
No it's just an unexplainable inability to tell the difference between an exit and an entrance.
I get lost on directions all the time, finally got a compass on my new car.
I think these numbers must be a little skewed. I mean, are they comparing them to heterosexual men who NEVER look at a map, let alone follow or ask for directions? ;)
If that's true how the heck can they find every outdoor restroom in the world?
"They investigated map reading by 20 heterosexual men, 20 homosexual men, 20 heterosexual women and 20 lesbians.
The group memorised routes and was then asked to provide directions on how to get from one place to another."
I think they tested the heterosexuals earlier.
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