Sex differences in odor identification ability: A cross-cultural analysis
@article{Doty1985SexDI, title={Sex differences in odor identification ability: A cross-cultural analysis}, author={R. Doty and S. Applebaum and H. Zusho and R. Settle}, journal={Neuropsychologia}, year={1985}, volume={23}, pages={667-672} }
To ascertain the generality of a sex difference noted in odor identification ability, the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) was administered to four groups of subjects: Black Americans (n = 438), White Americans (n = 1559), Korean Americans (n = 106), and Native Japanese (n = 308). The women of all four groups outperformed the men to the same relative degree. The Korean American group performed better than the Black and White American groups, which, in turn… CONTINUE READING
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