The obtained total significance score for a given aroma in relation to the task assigned to the subjectswith the number of subjects in parenthesis | |||
Odorant | Task assigned to the subjects | ||
Mental arithmetic | Auditory task | Physical task | |
(1) Essential oils |
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Basil | 5.0 (n = 22) | 2.0 (n = 22) | 1.0 (n = 21) |
Bergamot | 2.0 (24) | 2.5 (18) | 4.0 (22) |
Cardamon | 0.0 (24) | 3.5 (23) | 0.5 (21) |
Chamomile | 0.5 (21) | 1.0 (23) | 1.5 (17) |
Cinnamon | 2.0 (36) | 8.5 (41) | 1.0 (23) |
Clove | 0.5 (20) | 2.0 (19) | 0.0 (17) |
Cypress | 0.5 (20) | 1.0 (18) | 3.5 (24) |
Geranium | 5.5 (21) | 2.5 (30) | 1.5 (18) |
Ho leaf/wood | 1.0 (19) | 2.5 (18) | 1.5 (23) |
Juniper | 6.5 (17) | 6.5 (19) | 1.5 (19) |
Lavender | 0.0 (20) | 1.5 (21) | 1.0 (18) |
Lemon | 8.0 (43) | 7.0 (41) | 8.0 (44) |
Lime | 6.0 (24) | 1.0 (18) | 1.5 (25) |
Marjoram | 2.0 (21) | 1.0 (30) | 1.0 (20) |
Orange | 5.0 (22) | 1.0 (30) | 6.0 (27) |
Palmarosa | 2.0 (18) | 3.5 (21) | 0.5 (19) |
Peppermint | 6.0 (20) | 3.5 (23) | 2.0 (23) |
Rosemary | 1.0 (20) | 0.5 (18) | 0.0 (22) |
Sandalwood | 2.0 (21) | 6.5 (22) | 1.5 (22) |
Spearmint | 4.5 (18) | 3.0 (18) | 1.0 (19) |
Ylang ylang | 2.0 (19) | 5.5 (24) | 0.0 (24) |
(2) Linalool and its enantiometric isomers |
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Linalool | 5.5 (20) | 5.0 (22) | 1.0 (19) |
(RS)-(±)-linalool | 4.0 (18) | 6.5 (21) | – |
(R)-(−)-linalool | 4.5 (23) | 7.0 (24) | – |
(S)-(+)-linalool | 3.5 (26) | 4.0 (23) | – |