Chemical Intolerance Is Associated With Altered Response Bias, not Greater Sensory Sensitivity
| Autor: | Moa Lillqvist, Petra Sandberg, Anna-Sara Claeson, Elisabeth Åström, Linus Andersson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Special Issue: Our Unique Sense of Smell lcsh:BF1-990 multiple chemical sensitivity Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Stimulation 010501 environmental sciences Audiology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Artificial Intelligence medicine smell idiopathic environmental intolerance signal detection theory 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Psykologi (exklusive tillämpad psykologi) business.industry Sensory sensitivity medicine.disease Response bias Idiopathic environmental intolerance Sensory Systems chemical intolerance Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology) Ophthalmology chemosensory lcsh:Psychology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Multiple chemical sensitivity |
| Zdroj: | i-Perception i-Perception, Vol 11 (2020) |
| Popis: | Chemical intolerance is a surprisingly prevalent condition or affliction characterized by adverse reactions to low levels of chemical, often odorous stimulation. Sufferers often assume that their plight is due to an uncommon sensory acuteness, yet studies repeatedly fail to reveal altered detection thresholds. Here, we investigated whether self-reported chemical intolerance is associated with altered sensory sensitivity or response bias. The sensory acuity (sensitivity; A) and sensory decision rule (criterion; B) to n-butanol was assessed using the method of constant stimuli in 82 participants with different degrees of chemical intolerance (low to high). Higher self-reported chemical intolerance was associated with a lower criterion, but not with sensitivity. |
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