Sexual attraction existed in different cultures is controversial. Pheromones have been determined to play a role in sexual attraction between people. They influence gonadal hormone secretion, for example, follicle maturation in the ovaries in females and testosterone and sperm production in males. Research conducted by Donald G. Dutton and Arthur P. Aron in the 1970s aimed to find the relation between sexual attraction and high anxiety conditions. In doing so, 85 male participants were contacted by an attractive female interviewer at either a fear-arousing suspension bridge or a normal bridge. Conclusively, it was shown that the male participants who were asked to
Sexual Preference (book) that while Bell "et al."′s suggestion that biological factors have a stronger influence on exclusive homosexuality than they have on bisexuality may seem plausible, it has not been directly tested and appears to conflict with available evidence, such as that concerning prenatal hormone exposure. The psychologist Bruce Rind credited Bell "et al." with disproving psychoanalytic theories about the development of homosexuality, along with the idea that childhood seduction causes homosexuality. The psychologist Mark Yarhouse wrote that while "Sexual Preference" is cited by proponents of a biological explanation, it relies on retrospective memory recall, which can be unreliable. The psychologist J.