Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2006-125.02 |
Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 10/2006
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Title:
| Effects of androstadienone and menstrual cycle phase on flirting behavior in random couple
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Publication year: | 2008
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URL:
| http://www.achems.org/files/public/ISOTABSTRACT.pdf
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Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
Although the existence of human pheromones is widely accepted among layman, scant evidences for overt behavioral effects in humans exist in the literature. Aim: The aim was to test possible effects of androstadienone on non-verbal flirtatious behavior in a controlled social-interaction situation. Method: Sixty-five male and 65 female, heterosexual individuals, aged 19-34(mean 23 years), were randomly assigned to the experimental group (exposed to androstadienone) or the control condition. None of the women were taking hormonal contraceptives, and menstrual cycle data were collected from all. Using a double-blind experimental design, male-female pairs were instructed by a female experimenter to perform two collaborative tasks, and each pair was subsequently left alone in a room and videotaped during the task execution. The videotapes were analyzed for signs of non-verbal flirtatious behavior by two independent raters. Measures of behavior included the calculated frequencies of specific behaviors (e.g., head tilt, object caress) and several subjective ratings (e.g., level of eye contact) made independently by the raters, using visual analog scales. Results: Analyses will focus on differences in flirtatious behavior between the experimental group and the control group, as a function of gender and of menstrual cycle phase.
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Accessibility: | Document does not exist in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Olsson, M.
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Secondary author(s):
| Lundström, J., Esteves, F., Arriaga Ferreira, P., McClintock, M.
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Document type:
| Abstract book
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Number of reproductions:
| 1
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Reference:
| Olsson, M., Lundström, J., Esteves, F., Arriaga Ferreira, P., & McClintock, M. (2008). Effects of androstadienone and menstrual cycle phase on flirting behavior in random couple. In Abstract book of the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste - ISOT XV (p. 197). San Francisco, CA: The Association for Chemoreception Sciences.
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Indexed document: | No
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Keywords: | Pheromones / Androstadienone / Flirtatious behavior
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Effects of androstadienone and menstrual cycle phase on flirting behavior in random couple |