Parma, ValentinaRedolfi, NellyAlho, LauraRocha, MartaFerreira, JacquelineSilva, Carlos Fernandes daSoares, Sandra C.2019-06-192019-06-192019Physiology & Behavior Doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.05.00500319384http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7074Individuals of African and Caucasian descent show different chemical signatures in their body odors (BO). Does such biological difference have a perceptual correlate? We tested BO donors and raters of Afro-Portuguese (AP) and Caucasian (C) descent to investigate whether olfactory ratings reveal an ethnic bias and whether olfactory ethnic discrimination is possible. C (vs. AP) women rated the C BO as more pleasant, even when controlling for intensity. The C BO labelled as AP was rated as more intense by C raters. Although discriminability of ethnicity and sex is at chance, a nominal advantage for AP vs. C BO emerges.engBiasBody odorsEthnicityIngroupOutgroupOlfactionjournal article10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.05.005