tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post1505169110993530703..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: Which Came First: The Preference or the Choice?Avery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-65068900967530735282010-08-16T04:59:50.903-07:002010-08-16T04:59:50.903-07:00Fantastic post!Fantastic post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-78157309491166153332010-07-29T08:47:56.088-07:002010-07-29T08:47:56.088-07:00I followed the link & maybe the full paper has...I followed the link & maybe the full paper hasn't been published yet - at least I couldn't find it.<br /><br />I always want to know, how large was the efffect? How much was the difference after one had been chosen? How much did the differences vary from one subject to the next?EdCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-43337528020531895022010-07-25T14:23:32.761-07:002010-07-25T14:23:32.761-07:00Josephine:
Worthwhile ramblings. I like your imag...Josephine:<br /><br />Worthwhile ramblings. I like your image of benchmarks being constantly recalibrated. An oxymoron, perhaps, but it captures the phenomenon.<br /><br />I wonder about coming to love a scent you initially hated. Can't be choice-induced preference modulation, since you wouldn't have chosen it in the first place. It's more a quantum expansion of the acceptable range. Most people don't like coffee, cocktail olives, and the like right away. Acquired tastes and all that.<br /><br />Does it work in reverse too? Think about the rabid antismokers.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-25000095992929050542010-07-25T11:57:26.854-07:002010-07-25T11:57:26.854-07:00Very interesting post indeed. My mind is swirling ...Very interesting post indeed. My mind is swirling with thoughts related to my own preferences and changes in preference over time.<br /><br />For example, in the study you mention, what if the time between the initial selection, and smelling the odors again, was one day or one week. What other factors might play into olfactory perception, and how quickly?<br /><br />Also, the question of willing oneself to consciously evaluate a smell differently pops into mind. I have ended up in love with perfumes that I initially hated. Is that a chemical change in my physiology or simply a decision - conscious or otherwise - to change my own perception?<br /><br />Does that, then, become a new benchmark for evaluation until the next change occurs?<br /><br />Just mentally rambling - thanks for the brain tweak on this lazy Sunday.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.com