1. The Power of Suggestibility
By Hunter Rae Goodbeau

2. When 20 people were asked if the object smelled like apple cider, there were more people who thought it didn’t.

3. The rest of the people surveyed were asked to smell the lip gloss, with a suggestion of what it smelt like introduced.

4. Does this smell like apple cider?
Yes No
IIII IIII - 8
IIII IIII IIII –12

5. Does this unlabeled lip gloss smell like apple cider to you
Does this unlabeled lip gloss smell like apple cider to you? In my opinion it smells like plastic.
Apple Cider
Plastic
Other
IIII - 4
IIII IIII - 8
IIII IIII IIII - 12

6. The rest of the charts Paraffin (Wax) I -1 Rubber I – 1 Licorice
IIII II -6
Acetone
IIII I -5
Old Money
II -2
Sweat
Citrus/Zest
III -3
Mint
Apples
Alcohol

7. In conclusion
The perception of smell can be influenced by suggestion, especially when the object has many people thinking that it doesn’t smell like what it’s supposed to.