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


ANSWER: 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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