Human Body Odour Composites Are Not Perceived More Positively than the Individual Samples

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11310/18:10383741

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518766367" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518766367</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041669518766367" target="_blank" >10.1177/2041669518766367</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Human Body Odour Composites Are Not Perceived More Positively than the Individual Samples

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

It is well established that composite facial images are perceived as more attractive compared with individual images, suggesting a preference for heterozygosity. Similarly, there is evidence that preferences for body odours might be linked to heterozygosity. Here, we tested whether blending individual body odours into composites would follow a similar pattern as observed in the perception of faces. We collected axillary odour samples from 38 individuals, which were subsequently assessed individually and as composites of two (N=19) or four (N=9) body odours regarding their pleasantness, attractiveness and intensity. We found no significant differences between mean ratings of individual odour samples or composites of two or four odour samples. Our results indicate that, in contrast to faces, composite body odours are not rated as more attractive. Composite body odours retain similar hedonic perceptual qualities as individual odours, thus highlighting differences in visual and chemosensory perceptual mechanisms.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Human Body Odour Composites Are Not Perceived More Positively than the Individual Samples

Popis výsledku anglicky

It is well established that composite facial images are perceived as more attractive compared with individual images, suggesting a preference for heterozygosity. Similarly, there is evidence that preferences for body odours might be linked to heterozygosity. Here, we tested whether blending individual body odours into composites would follow a similar pattern as observed in the perception of faces. We collected axillary odour samples from 38 individuals, which were subsequently assessed individually and as composites of two (N=19) or four (N=9) body odours regarding their pleasantness, attractiveness and intensity. We found no significant differences between mean ratings of individual odour samples or composites of two or four odour samples. Our results indicate that, in contrast to faces, composite body odours are not rated as more attractive. Composite body odours retain similar hedonic perceptual qualities as individual odours, thus highlighting differences in visual and chemosensory perceptual mechanisms.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-15168S" target="_blank" >GA18-15168S: Vliv rodičovských charakteristik na výběr partnera</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

I-Perception

ISSN

2041-6695

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000432076200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85049904560