The Kinsey scale, also called the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, was first published in Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) by Alfred Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy, and Clyde Martin and also featured in Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953). The scale was developed to combat the assumption at the time that people are either heterosexual or homosexual and that these two types represent antitheses in the sexual world. Recognizing that a large portion of population is not completely heterosexual or homosexual and people can experience both heterosexual and homosexual behavior and psychic responses, Kinsey et al., stated: COUNT 5
QSN1 What other name does the KInsey scale go by? ANS1 Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale QSN2 When was the KInsey scale first published? ANS2 1948 QSN3 Why was the KInsey scale developed? ANS3 to combat the assumption at the time that people are either heterosexual or homosexual QSN4 What did KInsey state as his reasoning for the scale? ANS4 Recognizing that a large portion of population is not completely heterosexual or homosexual and people can experience both heterosexual and homosexual behavior QSN5 Who else was featured in The sexual behavior of the human male? ANS5 Wardell Pomeroy, and Clyde Martin