Psychology of fragrance use : Perception of individual odor and perfume blends reveals a mechanism for idiosyncratic fragrance choice

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11240%2F12%3A10123709" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11240/12:10123709 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033810" target="_blank" >http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033810</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033810" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0033810</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Psychology of fragrance use : Perception of individual odor and perfume blends reveals a mechanism for idiosyncratic fragrance choice

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Cross-culturally, fragrances are used to modulate body odor, but the psychology of fragrance choice has been largely overlooked. The prevalent view is that fragrances mask an individual's body odor and improve its pleasantness. In two experiments, we found positive effects of perfume on body odor perception. Importantly, however, this was modulated by significant interactions with individual odor donors. Fragrances thus appear to interact with body odor, creating an individually-specific odor mixture. In a third experiment, the odor mixture of an individual's body odor and their preferred perfume was perceived as more pleasant than a blend of the same body odor with a randomly-allocated perfume, even when there was no difference in pleasantness betweenthe perfumes. This indicates that fragrance use extends beyond simple masking effects and that people choose perfumes that interact well with their own odor. Our results provide an explanation for the highly individual nature of perfume

Název v anglickém jazyce

Psychology of fragrance use : Perception of individual odor and perfume blends reveals a mechanism for idiosyncratic fragrance choice

Popis výsledku anglicky

Cross-culturally, fragrances are used to modulate body odor, but the psychology of fragrance choice has been largely overlooked. The prevalent view is that fragrances mask an individual's body odor and improve its pleasantness. In two experiments, we found positive effects of perfume on body odor perception. Importantly, however, this was modulated by significant interactions with individual odor donors. Fragrances thus appear to interact with body odor, creating an individually-specific odor mixture. In a third experiment, the odor mixture of an individual's body odor and their preferred perfume was perceived as more pleasant than a blend of the same body odor with a randomly-allocated perfume, even when there was no difference in pleasantness betweenthe perfumes. This indicates that fragrance use extends beyond simple masking effects and that people choose perfumes that interact well with their own odor. Our results provide an explanation for the highly individual nature of perfume

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AN - Psychologie

OECD FORD obor

—

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GAP407%2F10%2F1303" target="_blank" >GAP407/10/1303: Vývoj čichu u dětí a změny čichových schopností a preferencí vůní s nástupem puberty</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2012

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PLoS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

7

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

—

Kód UT WoS článku

000304489000036

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

—