Influence of Training and Experience on the Perception of Multicomponent Odor Mixtures

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-277

  Livermore, Andrew ^a,c   Laing, David G ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL;

EID: 0030114517     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.22.2.267     Document Type: Article

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