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

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

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)

–