What Is Your Most Important Odor? The Emotional and Social Significance of Odors in a U.S. Adults Sample
This research was conducted as part of the X-SIG summer research program at Gettysburg College. It was presented at the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste, Reykjavik, Iceland (June 2024).
Abstract
This poster reported the findings of a large national survey about the importance of odors in everyday life. We found broad support for the idea that odors encountered in social contexts, early in life, have the most enduring personal significance for people across age and ethnicity.
This paper has been withdrawn.
