Subliminal smells can guide social preferences

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1044-1049

  Li, Wen ^a,b   Moallem, Isabel ^a   Paller, Ken A ^a   Gottfried, Jay A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUBLIMATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 36348936912     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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