Unpleasant smell someone else's body makes us more generous

If you want people to behave with you more openly and sincerely, then stop using deodorant. Scientists have discovered that a bad body odor somehow makes others more generous and supportive.

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Psychologists from the University KU Leuven Belgian argue that bad body odor is associated with sensitivity and human vulnerability. Not in the sense that the smelly man that hurt others, and that this unpleasant aroma evokes in us compassion and pity. Therefore, we are much more likely to help those who smells bad, than those who are fragrant.

unpleasant body odor

"Scents are omnipresent in our daily lives, and they are very important to our subconscious, influencing certain actions and decisions, - said study author Dr. Jeroen Camps. - There is an opinion that unpleasant body odor   causing surrounding backlash. But we have proved the opposite - a smell generates compassion and pity. As a result, people become more generous. "

K body odor   Scientists have carried the aroma of sweaty armpits, foot odor, bad breath and other such "fragrance". Belgian psychologists have put a series of experiments. Two groups of volunteers were given a sniff T-shirts. In one group, t-shirts were soaked smell of sweat, beer and four others, and in the other they did not smell anything unpleasant. The volunteers were asked to imagine that these shirts are owned by people they know.

Then, assess the level of feelings for this familiar people rated from 1 (negative) to 5 (very positive). And also determines the level of self-pity. It turns out that T-shirt with a bad odor caused people have more compassion and empathy. (READ MORE)

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