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| Title |
A question of scent: lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01486 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roberta Sellaro, Wilco W van Dijk, Claudia Rossi Paccani, Bernhard Hommel, Lorenza S Colzato |
| Abstract |
A previous study has shown that the degree of trust into others might be biased by inducing either a more "inclusive" or a more "exclusive" cognitive-control mode. Here, we investigated whether the degree of interpersonal trust can be biased by environmental factors, such as odors, that are likely to impact cognitive-control states. Arousing olfactory fragrances (e.g., peppermint) are supposed to induce a more exclusive, and calming olfactory fragrances (e.g., lavender) a more inclusive state. Participants performed the Trust Game, which provides an index of interpersonal trust by assessing the money units one participant (the trustor) transfers to another participant (the trustee), while being exposed to either peppermint or lavender aroma. All participants played the role of trustor. As expected, participants transferred significantly more money to the alleged trustee in the lavender as compared to the peppermint and control (no aroma) conditions. This observation might have various serious implications for a broad range of situations in which interpersonal trust is an essential element, such as cooperation (e.g., mixed-motives situations), bargaining and negotiation, consumer behavior, and group performance. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 34 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 9% |
| Japan | 2 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 2 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Qatar | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 8 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 25 | 74% |
| Scientists | 7 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 89 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Researcher | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
| Professor | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 22% |
| Unknown | 16 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 39% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 20% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 184. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 September 2022.
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#448
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