Quote Originally Posted by bjf
The subjects'

ratings concerning the personality profile and their mood states were within the range of values of the standard

sample. A comparison (paired t-tests) of the pre/post-test scores indicated that the women described themselves as

less tired (p < 0.05), less sensitive (p < 0.05), and less depressed (P < 0.05) under the androstenol condition at

the end of the session than at the beginning. within the androsterone condition, they also described themselves as

less sensitivie (p < 0.05). At the end of the test session the women described themselves as less-assured and more

anxious under the androsterone condition than under the control condition (p < 0.05).
I’d

be pretty stressed myself, if I had to rate a bunch of photographs while 1mg/ml of Androsterone was wafting right up

my nose.

I think the lack of clarity comes from the fact that there was a difference in the ratings

of individual photos, but there wasn’t a shift in the number of photos perceived as attractive/unattractive.



The results seem to suggest that attractive men can get an edge with pheromones (or at least Rone and Nol), whereas

unattractive men are better off without them.

I’d like to see a study where women have to rate 2 minute

encounters with (actual) men (vs. photographs) wearing reasonable concentrations of Rone & Nol (eg. SOE

unscented).

PS What does it mean to rate a photograph “black” on a bipolar scale? (Science is a trip. I much

prefer testimonials.)