UNCONSCIOUS ODOR CONDITIONING IN HUMAN-SUBJECTS
UNCONSCIOUS ODOR CONDITIONING IN HUMAN-SUBJECTS
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DOI：
10.1016/0301-0511(83)90020-0
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发表时间：
1983-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
VANTOLLER, C
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作者：
KIRKSMITH, MD;DODD, GH;VANTOLLER, C
In the 1st session, 2 groups of male and female subjects were given a stressful task involving the completion of 11 WAIS [Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale] block patterns under time limitations. A low intensity of a neutral odor (TUA [trimethylundecylenic aldehyde]) was present for half of the subjects. During a 2nd session several days later, subjects completed a mood rating scale and then entered a room, where the odor of TUA was present, to judge a series of photographs of people and complete a 2nd mood rating scale. During the 1st session female subjects completed significantly fewer block patterns, and completed fewer correct designs. In the 2nd session female subjects who had experienced TUA odor in the stress ocndition showed an increase in anxiety ratings. They also had higher ratings scores when judging the photographs. Subjects who did not experience odor during the stress session became calmer during the 2nd session. None of the female subjects reported perceiving the odor in either session. As both pairing and elicitation occurred at low levels of awareness, how odors might acquire values through pairing with emotionally significant events was demonstrated.
