Masculinity/Femininity of fine fragrances affects color-odor correspondences: A case for cognitions influencing cross-modal correspondences

Chemical Senses

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-222

  Zellner, Debra A ^a   McGarry, Amy ^a   Mattern McClory, Rachel ^a   Abreu, Diana ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Cross modal correspondences; Femininity; Masculinity; Odor; Synesthesia

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PERFUME; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SMELL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 39749098673     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjm081     Document Type: Article

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