Discriminating parts from the whole: determinants of odor mixture perception in squirrel monkeys,Saimiri sciureus |
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Authors: | M Laska R Hudson |
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Institution: | 1. Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t München, Goethestr. 31, D-80336, München, Germany
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Abstract: | In a task designed to simulate olfactory-guided foraging, the ability of squirrel monkeys to discriminate an artificial 12-component odorant from 3-, 6-, 9- or 11- component submixtures was investigated. A combination of factors was found to contribute to the animals' performance:
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Discriminability generally decreased as the number of components in the submixture increased.
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Submixtures did not contribute equally to mixture perception, and one component in particular (cineole) disproportionately influenced stimulus discriminability.
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Interactive effects between submixtures resulted in marked deviations from the general pattern of discriminability.
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Changes in the relative concentration of submixtures could also influence discriminability.
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Finally, individual differences in responsiveness to particular stimuli were apparent.
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Keywords: | Squirrel monkeys Odor mixtures Olfactory discrimination Human subjects |
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