CMN 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Androsterone, Phenethyl Alcohol, Rose Oil
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Hands and faces are the most accessible concentrations of scent glands on the human body besides the ear. A faint trace of lemon significantly increases people"s perception of their own health. Lavender incense contributes to a pleasant mood - bit it lowers volunteers" mathematical abilities. A whiff of lavender & eucalyptus increases people"s respiratory rate & alertness. The scent of phenethyl alcohol (a constituent of rose oil) reduces blood pressure. They point out that smell affects our mood and people can use that (get certain oils) to help manage their emotional lives. Scientists argue that scent is more about decoration than mood management or love potion. Women"s reactions to androsterone change around ovulation. Women rate a man"s body odor pleasantness & sexiness based on how much the man"s mhc profile varies from her. Intensity variation did not affect women"s ratings for both mhc-similar & mhc- different. No results for male evaluations of female attractiveness in regards to mhc.
