Feminine to smell but masculine to touch ? Multisensory congruence and its effect on the aesthetic experience

Aradhna Krishna, Ryan S. Elder and C. Caldara ()
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Aradhna Krishna: Ross School of Business - University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System
Ryan S. Elder: Ross School of Business - University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] - University of Michigan System
C. Caldara: CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: We draw upon literature examining cross-modal sensory interactions and congruence to explore the impact of smell on touch. In line with our predictions, two experiments show that smell can impact touch in meaningful ways. Specifically, we show that multisensory semantic congruence between smell and touch properties of a stimulus enhances haptic perception and product evaluation. We explore this relationship in the context of two properties of touch, namely texture and temperature, and demonstrate that both smell and touch can have semantic associations, which can affect haptic perception and product evaluation depending on whether they match or not. In study 1, we focus on the semantic association of smell and touch (texture) with gender and in study 2 with temperature. Our results extend prior work on smell and touch within consumer behavior, and further contribute to emerging literature on multisensory interactions

Keywords: multisensory congruence; effect on the aesthetic experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2010, 20 (4), pp.410-418. ⟨10.1016/j.jcps.2010.06.010⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2010.06.010

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