Mastering the IELTS Reading Test: "Persuasion and Smell" Passage Guide
| Word | Meaning | |------|---------| | Olfactory | Relating to the sense of smell | | Ambient scent | Background smell in an environment | | Limbic system | Brain area controlling emotion & memory | | Priming | Unconscious activation of associations | | Congruency | Logical consistency / match | | Odor threshold | Minimum concentration detectable | persuasion and smell ielts reading answers
According to the text, why is the sense of smell more powerful than other senses? A. It works faster than eyesight. B. It directly stimulates memory areas. C. It is the only sense linked to emotion. D. It can be ignored consciously. Answer: B Mastering the IELTS Reading Test: "Persuasion and Smell"