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357 pages illustrations 23 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Part I. The search for trends: a study of the odour preferences of a few people towards a wide range of odours : 1. Arrangement of a large group of odours by several people according to their preferences -- 2. Analysis of odour preferences into sex, age, and temperament groups -- 3. Variation of odour preferences with sex -- 4. Variation of odour preferences with age -- 5. Variation of odour preferences with temperament -- 6. Odours with markedly diverse effects |
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Contents: Part II. Development of the trends into general findings: a study of the preferences of many people towards ten dissimilar odours : 7. Arrangement of ten odours by many people according to their preferences -- 8. Reproducibility of arrangement of ten odours by many people -- 9. Odour preference variations with sex (ten odorants, many people) -- 10. Odour preference variations with age (ten odorants, many people) -- 11. Odour preference variations with temperament (ten odorants, many people) |
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Contents: Part III. Comparison of the findings with the prior art : 12. Pleasantness and unpleasantness of smells -- 13. The classification of odours -- 14. Some previously discussed odour preferences -- 15. What is known of the influence of sex on odour preferences -- 16. What is known of the influence of age on odour preferences -- 17. What is known of the influence of temperament on odour preferences -- 18. Odour preferences of animals -- 19. Olfactory preferences in foods -- 20. Perfume preferences -- 21. Industry's service to odour preferences -- Rules of odour preference. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Moncrieff, R.W. Odour preferences. New York, Wiley, 1966 (OCoLC)568764332 |