Here et al ERQ

Question 1

What can this study be used for?

Answer 1

Pheremones

Question 2

Background

Answer 2

• Behavior altering agents
• chemicals and an animal produces that change the behavior of another animal of the same species
• Mammals process pheremones with vomeronasal organ, which is close to olfactory bulb which processes smells
• Most humans dont have VNO in others its dysfunctional
• Inconlcusive
• Androstadienone and estratraenol

Question 3

Year

Answer 3

Here et al (2017)

Question 4

Aim

Answer 4

To test whether androstadienone and estratraenol act as pheremones

Question 5

Experimental design

Answer 5

True experiment, repeated measures design

Question 6

Participants

Answer 6

140 heterosexual adults

Question 7

Procedure

Answer 7

• Participants had to complete two tasks: first showed 5 gender-neutral facial morphs and they had to indicate the gender
• In the second task, they were asked to rate attractiveness of the opposite sex on a scale of 1 to 10
• In the first condition, participants were exposed to AND and EST masked with clove oil and in the second it was just clove oil

Question 8

Results

Answer 8

• No difference in gender assigned to morphs in experimental versus control condition
• No difference in ratings of attractiveness of the opposite sex

Question 9

Link to pheremones

Answer 9

Nor AND nor EST act as pheremones