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Smelly primes – when olfactory primes do or do not work

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Psychology, January 2014
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Title
Smelly primes – when olfactory primes do or do not work
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2014
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00096
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M A M Smeets, G B Dijksterhuis

Abstract

In applied olfactory cognition the effects that olfactory stimulation can have on (human) behavior are investigated. To enable an efficient application of olfactory stimuli a model of how they may lead to a change in behavior is proposed. To this end we use the concept of olfactory priming. Olfactory priming may prompt a special view on priming as the olfactory sense has some unique properties which make odors special types of primes. Examples of such properties are the ability of odors to influence our behavior outside of awareness, to lead to strong affective evaluations, to evoke specific memories, and to associate easily and quickly to other environmental stimuli. Opportunities and limitations for using odors as primes are related to these properties, and alternative explanations for reported findings are offered. Implications for olfactory semantic, construal, behavior and goal priming are given based on a brief overview of the priming literature from social psychology and from olfactory perception science. We end by formulating recommendations and ideas for a future research agenda and applications for olfactory priming.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 2 1%
France 2 1%
Italy 2 1%
Germany 1 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Greece 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 132 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 28 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 26 18%
Student > Bachelor 18 13%
Researcher 17 12%
Student > Postgraduate 8 6%
Other 27 19%
Unknown 19 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 51 36%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 10%
Neuroscience 9 6%
Computer Science 8 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 6 4%
Other 30 21%
Unknown 25 17%
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Attention Score in Context

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#14,189,417
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#15,032
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#173,627
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#127
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