Explain pheromones and theorize why they are not significantly employed by humans? What will be an ideal response?


Pheromones are chemical signals that can be detected by other members of the same species. The
downside of them is that they tend to broadcast a relatively general message to all species members
that can detect. In the case of humans, our social interactions tend to be complex and specific to
different individuals. As a result, pheromones would not be very effective.

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