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Do Visual-Olfactory Associations Strengthen The Real-Object Preference?, Carly V. Goodman
Do Visual-Olfactory Associations Strengthen The Real-Object Preference?, Carly V. Goodman
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Current knowledge of human object perception relies heavily on studies using images as proxies for real objects. However, real objects are fundamentally different from images. For example, real objects have multisensory properties while images do not. Given that research shows that people look longer at real objects than images of objects, known as the real object preference, and that people look longer at objects when they are presented along with an associated smell, the present pilot study aimed to assess whether visual-olfactory associations contribute to the real-object preference. The present study used a within-subjects design including four participants. Participants …