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Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
Title: | Human Body Odour Composites Are Not Perceived More Positively than the Individual Samples |
Author(s): | Fialova, Jitka Sorokowska, Agnieszka Roberts, S Craig Kubicova, Lydie Havlicek, Jan |
Contact Email: | craig.roberts@stir.ac.uk |
Keywords: | heterozygosity averageness odour blend olfaction MHC mate preferences |
Issue Date: | 7-May-2018 |
Date Deposited: | 9-May-2018 |
Citation: | Fialova J, Sorokowska A, Roberts SC, Kubicova L & Havlicek J (2018) Human Body Odour Composites Are Not Perceived More Positively than the Individual Samples. i-Perception, 9 (3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518766367 |
Abstract: | It is well established that composite facial images are perceived as more attractive compared with individual images, suggesting a preference for heterozygosity. Similarly, there is evidence that preferences for body odours might be linked to heterozygosity. Here, we tested whether blending individual body odours into composites would follow a similar pattern as observed in the perception of faces. We collected axillary odour samples from 38 individuals, which were subsequently assessed individually and as composites of two (N=19) or four (N=9) body odours regarding their pleasantness, attractiveness and intensity. We found no significant differences between mean ratings of individual odour samples or composites of two or four odour samples. Our results indicate that, in contrast to faces, composite body odours are not rated as more attractive. Composite body odours retain similar hedonic perceptual qualities as individual odours, thus highlighting differences in visual and chemosensory perceptual mechanisms. |
DOI Link: | 10.1177/2041669518766367 |
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