Question

neuroscientist artin arshamian and his team sought to determine what affects a persons perception of an odor as pleasant: is it culture, personal taste, or aspects of human anatomy? the team assessed odor preferences in ten groups of people with different modes of living (urban, agricultural, and hunter - gatherer) including the semelai people from a small community in the malay peninsula and the imbabura quichua people from a small community in ecuador. the team observed that across cultures, people generally rated odors about the same: eugenol, which smells like cinnamon, was typically rated more pleasant than caprylic acid, which smells like rancid wax. the team therefore concluded that 14 mark for review which choice most logically completes the text? a a person who lives in an urban area is more likely to encounter the odor of eugenol than is a person who lives in a small community. b culture likely plays more of a role in a persons perception of how pleasant an odor is than does human anatomy. c a person who perceives certain odors as pleasant will likely perceive the odors as roughly equal in pleasantness. d a persons mode of living likely doesnt have a large influence on that persons perception of whether an odor is pleasant or unpleasant.

Explanation:

The text states that the team assessed odor preferences in people with different modes of living and found that across cultures, people generally rated odors about the same. This implies that the mode of living likely doesn't have a large influence on odor - pleasantness perception. Option A is about odor - encounter frequency, not perception of pleasantness. Option B makes an unwarranted comparison between culture and human anatomy. Option C is a mis - statement as it doesn't align with the idea of different ratings for different odors (e.g., eugenol vs caprylic acid).

Answer:

D. a person's mode of living likely doesn't have a large influence on that person's perception of whether an odor is pleasant or unpleasant.