Teen Dating – Science Assignment

Directions: Watch the Ted Talk about The Science of Attraction.

Then answer the questions below.
1. A chemical messenger emitted from one organism that activates a physiological or behavioral
response in another is called what?
a. Placebo
b. Hormones
c. Pheromones
d. Saliva

2. Sometimes, a man’s testosterone increases when her smells a shirt worn my a

_________women?
a. Perspiring
b. Ovulating
c. Non-ovulating
d. Clean

3. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules are part of what system?

a. Immune system
b. Digestive system
a. Lymphatic system
b. Cardiovascular system

4. In the coffee study, participants who held the hot coffee rated the hypothetical person as
____________?
a. Unaffectionate
b. Creative
c. Happier
d. Stoic
5. Once attraction is confirmed, your bloodstream floods with what?
a. Dopamine
b. Norepinephrine
c. Adrenaline
d. Serotonin

6. What do things like long lustrous hair and smooth scar free skin indicate and why would that
be important?

7. What would you consider the most important sense in attraction and why?

8. Why would a woman be most attracted to a man with opposite Major Histocompatibility
Complex (MHC) molecules?

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-attraction-dawn-maslar