1. “People follow their noses. Surround them with pleasant aromas and, studies show, they become more productive at work. In a recent study of a group of people engaged [by / of / in / for ] a computerized test, psychologists at the University of Cincinnati [used / duplicated / increased / selected ] masks to deliver a pleasant aroma to [ none / all / less / some ] of the participants and plain air to other. Accuracy [is / was / had been / has been ] higher among those exposed to a fragrance than among those [ whose / when / who / whom ] breathed plain air.
Another study [ testing / tests / could test / must test ] the effects of lavender (known to be calming) and rose aromas [ with / from / around / on ] the performance of proofreading tasks [ recommended / showed / noticed / remembered ] that workers performed best in a room with the lavender aroma. [ These / Those / That / This ] in the room with the rose aroma had a slightly lower performance, but it was [ until / still / too / many ] better than that of a group in a no-fragrance room. Researchers point to the stress-reducing effects of these fragrances in explaining the results.
Does it matter what the fragrance is? ´As long as people like it, it seems to have an effect´, says psychologist Carl Mitchell. And do fragrances really offer that extra edge on the job? ´It’s like chicken soup´, says Mitchell. ´It can’t hurt´.
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