Human awareness and uses of odor cues in everyday life: Results from a questionnaire study in children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 422-431

  Ferdenzi, Camille ^a   Coureaud, Gérard ^a   Camos, Valérie ^b   Schaal, Benoist ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological context; Elementary school children; Gender differences; Individual differences; perception

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 49349095266     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408093661     Document Type: Article

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