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The Professional Counselor \ Volume 1, Issue 1 213 majority of the items on the Sexual Orientation Scale possessed good potential for differentiating between responses of the two groups. The remaining 23.3% of the items were not far behind. None of the item difficulty scores were less than 0.32 or higher than 0.76. This shows that the result of these items do not differentiate as well, but well enough to contribute to the overall reliability and validity of the Sexual Orientation Scale. Table 2 Scoring Key of Items with Item Difficulty and Item Discrimination No. Item Description Item Difficulty Item Discrimination Scoring Key 6 Pictures of nude females are exciting. 0.50 0.80 F 12 I have erotic thoughts about men. 0.51 0.89 T 14 I get aroused thinking about women in their underwear. 0.62 0.68 F 16 I have a strong desire to touch a female body. 0.64 0.72 F 17 When I masturbate, my fantasies include only men. 0.47 0.84 T 22 As an adolescent, I remember being attracted to other young boys. 0.49 0.85 T 25 The expression of affection between two males is acceptable. 0.70 0.62 T 29 I sometimes want to be around other men because it excites me. 0.49 0.89 T 31 I am jealous of other male friendships. 0.35 0.57 T 32 I sometimes want sex with another male but am afraid to do so or to ask. 0.42 0.79 F 33 I sometimes want to wear seductive clothing (i.e. shorts, tight jeans, etc.). 0.53 0.56 T 36 I sometimes do not know what to say when I am introduced to another male. 0.41 0.71 F 39 I notice that I develop crushes on other males. 0.49 0.90 T 41 The female anatomy intrigues me. 0.45 0.77 F 42 I enjoy reading material concerning the gay lifestyle. 0.46 0.83 T 44 I have erotic fantasies about women. 0.50 0.85 F 45 I like the sound of other men’s voice. 0.46 0.78 T 46 I feel that I am attractive to other men. 0.48 0.87 T 48 I am easily aroused by good looking women. 0.51 0.79 F 49 Pictures of nude males attract me. 0.49 0.90 T 50 I have gay friends. 0.55 0.80 T 56 Expressing affection for a member of the same sex is not acceptable. 0.76 0.52 F 59 I like to fantasize about being sexual with other men. 0.51 0.87 F 60 Specific parts of the female anatomy are attractive to me. 0.48 0.73 F