APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Effect of Imagining a Fishy Vs. Fresh Smell on Cognitive Processes, Mood, and Disclosure
- Tatiana Basanez
University of Southern California - Anneke Farías-Yapur
Universidad Panamericana - Elham Mirshafiei
University of Southern California - Ana María Wulf Orellana
Universidad Panamericana - Regina Velasco
Universidad Panamericana - Montserrat Fernández de la Garza
Universidad Panamericana
Abstract
Using feelings-as-information theory, the effect of smells (USA (N =186): fishy vs. fresh; Mexico (N=251): locked cat vs. bleach) was assessed. Clean smells increased Trustworthiness in both samples and Mood in the U.S. where Smell and Gender interacted on Disclosure. The locked cat smell condition produced fewer errors of Scrutiny.
Cognitive Processes
