Effects of Scent and Scent Emission Methods: Implications on Workers’ Alertness, Vigilance, and Memory under Fatigue Conditions

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العنوان: Effects of Scent and Scent Emission Methods: Implications on Workers’ Alertness, Vigilance, and Memory under Fatigue Conditions
المؤلفون: Shelly Malik, Jun Rong Jeffrey Neo, May O. Lwin
المصدر: Environment and Behavior. 53:987-1012
بيانات النشر: SAGE Publications, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: media_common.quotation_subject, 05 social sciences, 050109 social psychology, 03 medical and health sciences, Alertness, 0302 clinical medicine, Extant taxon, Eye tracking, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Psychology, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, General Environmental Science, Vigilance (psychology), media_common, Cognitive psychology
الوصف: Extant studies have revealed enhancing effects of scent on performance. The role of scent, and emission method, in the context of performing repetitive tasks over prolonged duration in promoting alertness, vigilance, and memory was examined. Seventy-three participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (no scent, peppermint scent emitted continuously, or peppermint scent emitted intermittently) while tasked to monitor and identify suspicious cues for close to 2 hr. Pre- and post-intervention surveys, psychomotor vigilance test, and eye tracker were used as study instruments. Results showed that scent directly enhanced information recall and mitigated the deterioration of alertness, especially as subjects became fatigued. Intermittent emission showed stronger effects over continuous emission in marginally enhancing alertness and memory. Scent did not appear to promote greater vigilance. Suggestions for future studies and implications for management of employees in fatigue situations are discussed.
تدمد: 1552-390X
0013-9165
DOI: 10.1177/0013916520940804
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::690030fa78a926212cb70ebe6c8bba33
https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916520940804
Rights: CLOSED
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi...........690030fa78a926212cb70ebe6c8bba33
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
الوصف
تدمد:1552390X
00139165
DOI:10.1177/0013916520940804