Evelyn Hooker's research on homosexuality provides a quintessential example of how sexual research can impact real life policy because her work ____

a. prompted many states to legalize gay marriage
b. prompted many physicians to standardized the screening of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for both hetero- and homosexuals alike
c. influenced the American Psychiatric Association to unclassify homosexuality as a mental disorder
d. challenged the "don't ask don't tell" policy of the United States military


ANS: C

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