In an Experiment Investigating Whether People Can Train Their Sense

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Multiple Choice

In an experiment investigating whether people can train their sense of smell, participants were repeatedly exposed to a particular class of odors (floral or minty) . As a result of this repeated exposure:

• A) the participants improved their ability to distinguish subtle differences among different scents.
• B) the level of human chemosignals produced by the sweat glands increased in the participants.
• C) participants became less able to distinguish subtle differences among different scents.
• D) most participants developed an aversion to this particular class of odors (floral or minty).

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