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Abstract:
ABSTRACT The perception of human body odor by other humans is
influenced by the "smellers" endocrinological state, make-up at the
HLA-loci, and the intensity of the odor being presented. Similarly,
when people smell other types of odorants their impressions can be
influenced by the same factors, as well as the "smellers"
preconceived bias about the other odors (e.g., is the odor thought
to be harmful, etc.). We examined whether individual's rated an
axillary odor differently depending on whether they thought that
the odor was that of a male or a female and whether they thought
that the odor came from someone who had engaged in sexual activity
or not. Smellers preferred the odors that they thought were female
and the odors that they thought were engaged in sexual
activity.
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