In a word, why is it that women who live in groups tend to develop synchrony in their menstrual cycles over time?
a) pheromones
b) sympathy
c) synesthesia
d) stereoscopy
ANS: A, It is believed that the release of certain pheromones can cause such physiological events as menstrual syncing and sexual attraction, perhaps even in human beings.
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