That's not a scientific term but the same psychologists were interested in studying how quickly you can-- if at all how long does it take to figure out somebody's sexual orientation?

这不是一个科学术语,这两位心理学家也很有兴趣研究,你能多快…,如果对方真的是同性恋,就能猜出他们的性取向？

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It's just putting it in more scientific terms.

只是用更科学的术语对此进行了表述而已。

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