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Stevenson, Richard J.; Mahmut, Mehmet; Sundqvist, Nina – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Odor naming and recognition memory are poorer in children than in adults. This study explored whether such differences might result from poorer discriminative ability. Experiment 1 used an oddity test of discrimination with familiar odors on 6-year-olds, 11-year-olds, and adults. Six-year-olds were significantly poorer at discrimination relative…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Recognition (Psychology), Infants, Age Differences

Stevenson, Richard J.; Repacholi, Betty M. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined children's and adolescents' ability to identify male sweat and other odors and their rating of odors for liking. Found that only female adolescents could identify and disliked male sweat. When cued about odor identity, both male and female adolescents disliked male sweat more than children. Concluded that dislike for male sweat odor may…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Children