Day 1:
The joke:
"what do you call a bear with no teeth? Gummy bear."
My appearance:
4 - Black jeans, black shoes, messy bed hair, unshaven for several days. My t-shirt was yellow. Glasses.
Psychological effects:
I felt confident, and important, but the effect was subtle. I know what androstenone is supposed to do, so this was well within the range of placebo.
Confidence:
7
Notes:
I did not ask any of the 5 people to tell me a joke in return.
Person 1:
5 - Female, middle aged. politely humored my joke. Nothing interesting.
Person 2:
6 - Woman probably in her 30s. Politely humored my joke. As I walked away she said "that's funny". Nothing interesting.
Person 3:
4 - Woman probably in her 30s.Somewhat attractive. Continued walking as I asked her the joke, but still acknowledged me. Chuckled at the punchline. Nothing interesting.
Person 4:
5 - Woman in her 50s or 60s. Politely humored my joke. Not interesting.
Person 5:
8 - Male probably in his 30s. Short, looked like a body builder. First genuine laugh. Seemed delighted that a random person would approach him with such a stupid joke. Still not particularly unusual.
Thoughts on whether I was wearing the pheromone:
6 - Due to a methodological error (girlfriend had to ask for gloves) I think that I was wearing the pheromone, though I'm not certain. If not for the error, I would probably guess that I wasn't. My number rating is what I would have probably guessed if not for the error. A box of gloves has been placed in the room to avoid further errors.
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