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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Crossmodal effect of music and odor pleasantness on olfactory quality perception |
Author: | Velasco, C. Balboa, D. Marmolejo-Ramos, F. Spence, C. |
Citation: | Frontiers in Psychology, 2014; 5(NOV):1352-1-1352-9 |
Publisher: | Frontiers |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 1664-1078 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Carlos Velasco, Diana Balboa, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos and Charles Spence |
Abstract: | Previous research has demonstrated that ratings of the perceived pleasantness and quality of odors can be modulated by auditory stimuli presented at around the same time. Here, we extend these results by assessing whether the hedonic congruence between odor and sound stimuli can modulate the perception of odor intensity, pleasantness, and quality in untrained participants. Unexpectedly, our results reveal that broadband white noise, which was rated as unpleasant in a follow-up experiment, actually had a more pronounced effect on participants' odor ratings than either the consonant or dissonant musical selections. In particular, participants rated the six smells used as being less pleasant and less sweet when they happened to be listening to white noise, as compared to any one of the other music conditions. What is more, these results also add evidence to support the existence of a close relationship between an odor's hedonic character and the perception of odor quality. So, for example, independent of the sound condition, pleasant odors were rated as sweeter, less dry, and brighter than the unpleasant odors. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for the understanding of crossmodal correspondences between olfactory and auditory stimuli. |
Keywords: | crossmodal correspondences; olfaction; audition; pleasantness; white noise |
Description: | Published online: 28 November 2014 |
Rights: | Copyright © 2014 Velasco, Balboa, Marmolejo-Ramos and Spence. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01352 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01352 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Psychology publications |
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