ArticleFrontiers in psychology2015
The mere exposure effect depends on an odor's initial pleasantness.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- The Contribution of Attention to the Mere Exposure Effect for Parts of Advertising Images.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Olfactory modulation of colour working memory: How does citrus-like smell influence the memory of orange colour?PloS one · 2018Article
- Beauty is in the belief of the beholder: cognitive influences on the neural response to facial attractiveness.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2016Article
- Viewing Olfactory Affective Responses Through the Sniff Prism: Effect of Perceptual Dimensions and Age on Olfactomotor Responses to Odors.Frontiers in psychology · 2015Article
- Sensitivity of Physiological Emotional Measures to Odors Depends on the Product and the Pleasantness Ranges Used.Frontiers in psychology · 2015Article
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Abstract
The mere exposure phenomenon refers to improvement of one's attitude toward an a priori neutral stimulus after its repeated exposure. The extent to which such a phenomenon influences evaluation of a priori emotional stimuli remains under-investigated. Here we investigated this question by presenting participants with different odors varying in a priori pleasantness during different sessions spaced over time. Participants were requested to report each odor's pleasantness, intensity, and familiarity. As expected, participants became more familiar with all stimuli after the repetition procedure. However, while neutral and mildly pleasant odors showed an increase in pleasantness ratings, unpleasant and very pleasant odors remained unaffected. Correlational analyses revealed an inverse U-shape between the magnitude of the mere exposure effect and the initial pleasantness of the odor. Consequently, the initial pleasantness of the stimuli appears to modulate the impact of repeated exposures on an individual's attitude. These data underline the limits of mere exposure effect and are discussed in light of the biological relevance of odors for individual survival.
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