Casillas, Marisa, Rafiee, Afrooz and Majid, Asifa orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-216X (2019) Iranian Herbalists, But Not Cooks, Are Better at Naming Odors Than Laypeople. COGNITIVE SCIENCE. e12763. ISSN 0364-0213
Abstract
Odor naming is enhanced in communities where communication about odors is a central part of daily life (e.g., wine experts, flavorists, and some hunter-gatherer groups). In this study, we investigated how expert knowledge and daily experience affect the ability to name odors in a group of experts that has not previously been investigated in this context—Iranian herbalists; also called attars—as well as cooks and laypeople. We assessed naming accuracy and consistency for 16 herb and spice odors, collected judgments of odor perception, and evaluated participants' odor meta-awareness. Participants' responses were overall more consistent and accurate for more frequent and familiar odors. Moreover, attars were more accurate than both cooks and laypeople at naming odors, although cooks did not perform significantly better than laypeople. Attars' perceptual ratings of odors and their overall odor meta-awareness suggest they are also more attuned to odors than the other two groups. To conclude, Iranian attars—but not cooks—are better odor namers than laypeople. They also have greater meta-awareness and differential perceptual responses to odors. These findings further highlight the critical role that expertise and type of experience have on olfactory functions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Cognitive Science Society, Inc. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Chemosensory,Cross-cultural,Expertise,Individual differences,Odor naming,Olfaction |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2020 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2024 00:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12763 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/cogs.12763 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159773 |
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