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Storms, plots eroticism on an X and Y axis. The Storms Scale, developed by Michael D. The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, developed by Fritz Klein, features seven variables and three situations in time: past, present, and ideal. The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid and the Storms Scale have stepped in to further define sexual expression. The Kinsey Scale does not address all possible sexual identities. The Kinsey Reports are associated with a change in public perception of sexuality and considered part of the most successful and influential scientific books of the 20th century. Together, they sold nearly a million copies and were translated in 13 languages. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior of the Human Female (1953) are known collectively as the Kinsey Reports. The institute also allows researchers to use statistical software, such as PSPP or SPSS, for data analysis. The Kinsey Institute makes all related material, including the original notes, available to qualified researchers who demonstrate a need to view them. Research materialsĭata gathered from the Kinsey interviews has been digitized. The original Kinsey research team assigned a number based on a person’s sexual history. Demographic information is being collected for research purposes only and will be kept strictly confidential.An official Kinsey “test” does not exist, which is contrary to popular belief and many tests across the web. The test is also available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Malay, French, Spanish, German, Hungarian, Dutch, Korean, and Japanese.īefore we get to the test itself, we'll ask you a few basic questions about yourself. If you are conducting research and would like to collect raw data for a group that is taking this test - for a business, research study, classroom activity, or other purpose - please see our Group Testing Instructions. This test will show you where you are on the Sexual Orientation Continuum, and it will also calculate your Sexual Orientation Range, an estimate of how much flexibility you have in expressing your sexual orientation. Robert Epstein, one of America's most distinguished research psychologists (follow on Twitter at The test has been empirically validated with a sample of more than 600,000 people in 219 countries and territories.Īlthough many people believe that everyone is either "straight" (heterosexual) or "gay" (homosexual), sexual orientation actually exists on a continuum. You are about to take the Epstein Sexual Orientation Inventory (ESOI), a test of sexual orientation designed by Dr.