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Monday, May 09, 2005
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Gay Men Navigate Like Women. A recent study published in the February 2005 edition of Behavioral Neuroscience suggests that gay men employ navigational skills typically used by women, specifically using... [SciScoop - Science News Forum]
The landmark strategy relies on the use of landmarks to navigate--"turn left at the hardware store, continue to the stop sign, then go right." The orientation strategy relies more on compass directions and distances--"head East for 2.3 miles, then North for another three." It is widely accepted that women, on average, tend to use the landmark strategy while men tend to use orientation.
Personally, I use the landmark strategy. This study seems to be claiming that most men have an innate distance sense that allows them to know exactly how far they have travelled, which I find unlikely.
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Ken Hagler.
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