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. 2012 Jun 21;7(6):e37857. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037857

Table 2. Names of the 16 Target Odors Used in Study 2 and Their Mean Ratings.

Odor Mean pleasantnessbefore choice Mean pleasantnessafter choice Mean pleasantness after choice (1 week later) Mean familiarity before choice Mean familiarity after choice Mean familiarity after choice (1 week later) Mean intensity before choice Mean intensity after choice Mean intensity after choice (1 week later)
Detergent 5.47 (±1.90) 5.80 (±1.85) 5.65 (±1.83) 6.00 (±2.77) 6.01 (±2.20) 5.93 (±2.42) 4.47 (±2.00) 3.98 (±2.31) 3.68 (±2.29)
Shampoo fragrance 7.69 (±1.38) 7.34 (±1.90) 7.70 (±1.41) 7.30 (±2.03) 7.59 (±2.11) 7.35 (±2.29) 6.16 (±1.93) 5.99 (±1.89) 6.17 (±1.88)
Fig flower 5.75 (±2.15) 5.32 (±2.37) 5.76 (±2.12) 5.21 (±2.81) 5.25 (±2.20) 5.37 (±2.54) 6.16 (±1.81) 6.47 (±1.41) 6.12 (±1.82)
Lilac flower 6.57 (±2.10) 6.80 (±1.65) 6.97 (±1.88) 6.92 (±2.08) 6.35 (±2.04) 6.22 (±2.05) 5.83 (±2.06) 5.51 (±1.95) 4.79 (±2.23)
Violet flower 5.26 (±1.82) 5.84 (±2.12) 5.68 (±2.08) 4.06 (±2.23) 4.54 (±1.97) 4.63 (±2.32) 4.53 (±1.95) 5.06 (±2.13) 4.72 (±2.50)
Yoghurt 2.84 (±2.03) 2.86 (±1.89) 3.00 (±1.88) 5.56 (±2.85) 5.41 (±2.62) 5.05 (±2.36) 6.76 (±2.10) 7.48 (±1.86) 6.91 (±1.93)
Aladinate (floral note) 2.97 (±2.18) 3.34 (±2.08) 3.43 (±1.92) 4.20 (±2.46) 4.36 (±2.51) 4.74 (±2.42) 6.76 (±1.99) 7.00 (±1.75) 6.66 (±1.60)
Melon 2.96 (±1.91) 2.70 (±1.97) 3.27 (±1.55) 3.23 (±2.34) 3.90 (±2.40) 4.36 (±2.17) 7.21 (±1.81) 7.53 (±1.62) 7.24 (±1.45)
Sandalwood 4.25 (±1.71) 4.17 (±1.93) 4.18 (±1.70) 4.41 (±2.33) 5.18 (±2.21) 5.13 (±2.29) 5.23 (±1.86) 5.81 (±1.85) 5.23 (±2.14)
Lavender flower 6.09 (±2.75) 6.21 (±2.60) 6.48 (±2.42) 7.34 (±2.19) 7.36 (±2.13) 7.50 (±2.18) 7.04 (±1.55) 7.46 (±1.75) 7.20 (±1.62)
Raspberry flower 6.24 (±1.68) 5.90 (±1.65) 6.21 (±1.92) 4.34 (±2.24) 4.38 (±1.90) 4.03 (±2.20) 3.41 (±1.92) 2.78 (±2.23) 3.66 (±2.41)
Tutti fruiti 6.96 (±2.41) 6.94 (±2.19) 7.18 (±2.14) 8.38 (±1.63) 8.49 (±1.33) 8.43 (±1.34) 7.26 (±1.56) 7.51 (±1.21) 7.40 (±1.34)
Pineapple 7.14 (±1.63) 6.84 (±1.83) 7.48 (±1.38) 7.22 (±1.78) 6.80 (±1.88) 6.88 (±2.01) 6.47 (±1.43) 6.41 (±1.57) 6.18 (±1.79)
Magnolia 5.96 (±1.94) 5.73 (±1.77) 6.02 (±1.71) 4.84 (±2.27) 5.18 (±2.29) 4.22 (±2.27) 6.47 (±1.57) 6.26 (±1.85) 6.06 (±1.85)
Beer 2.98 (±1.65) 3.30 (±2.16) 2.93 (±1.73) 4.93 (±2.94) 5.58 (±2.79) 5.68 (±2.48) 6.80 (±1.55) 6.70 (±1.29) 7.21 (±1.81)
Leather 2.55 (±1.73) 3.11 (±2.05) 3.02 (±1.93) 3.77 (±2.92) 4.63 (±2.75) 4.98 (±2.36) 6.00 (±2.09) 6.44 (±1.84) 6.60 (±1.64)

Note. Standard deviations are presented in parentheses.