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PHEROMONES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Pheromones?

a)

Chemicals that are secreted outside of the body

b)

Chemicals that are transported to specific cells

c)

Chemicals that are released at the end of nerve fibres

2.

Only animals use Pheromones.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What did Wedekind et al (1995) conclude?

a)

Pheromones are the main factor in human attraction

b)

Pheromones do not play a role in human attraction

c)

Pheromones may play a role in human attraction

4.

We find others with __________ MHC gene types to be attractive.

a)

many

b)

different

c)

similar

d)

few

5.

Evolutionarily, we want our offspring to _______ our own characteristics.

a)

admire

b)

similar

c)

different

d)

question

6.

The women in the T-shirt experiment were able to detect pheromones in what?

a)

Sweat

b)

Tshirt fiber

c)

Hair

d)

Colour

7.

What is the immune system gene that affects immunity against disease organisms?

a)

Pheromones

b)

DNA

c)

MHC

d)

Sweat

8.

Which structure do humans not have, in fully developed/functional form?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Main olfactory bulb

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Vomeronasal organ

9.

The full form of AND is ________

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10.

EST stand for _________________________

4 lines
11.

Wedekind et al (1995) aimed to understand

a)

Men's sweat levels

b)

Women’s pupil dilation when aroused

c)

How pulse influences attraction

d)

If varied MHC impacts attraction/possible mate choice

12.

Wedekind's study is best described as

a)

Participant observation

b)

Lab experiment

c)

Quasi experiment

d)

Field experiment

13.

Zhou's research tested hetero & homosexual sample

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

In Zhou's study, participants were asked to smell _______

a)

coriander

b)

cloves

c)

cumin

d)

turmeric

15.

Which Pheromone is predominantly female?

a)

AND

b)

EST

16.

What was task in Zhou et al's study?

a)

moving trajectories of the representative gender

b)

point light walker of an ambiguous human shape

17.

Who were the participants in Zhou's study?

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18.

Who were the participants in the "smelly t-shirt study"?

a)

49 males and 44 females from the University of Zürich

b)

50 males and 50 females from the University of Basel

c)

44 males and 49 females from the University of Bern

d)

44 males and 49 females from the University of Geneva

19.

What are the two types of pheromones in animals?

a)

Primer and Signalling Pheromones

b)

Primary and Secondary Pheromones

c)

Power and Signalling Pheromones

d)

Patient and Speed Pheromones

20.

What were the results of the "Smelly T-Shirt Study"?

a)

Females preferred males with similar MHC from themselves

b)

Females had no preference for the males MHC

c)

Females preferred feminine MHC

d)

Females preferred males with different MHC from themselves