Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Smell and emotion

picture for your topic
Hi, your page looks really good. I added a picture of a flower to the commons that you would be welcome to use I know I've had a lot of trouble trying to find relevant pictures to use

suggestions
The information sounds good so far and its an interesting topic. An idea might be to put in some examples so its not just information overload, for instance when you talk about how smell is connected to memory you could give a little anecdote about someone saying 'this smells like a memory' or something, otherwise you could use a case study where victims have had memories triggered by smells similar to when they were attacked which brings up negative feelings etc. something engaging like this would break up the block of info.

Also im not sure how smell and emotion can be used as self help but maybe there is something in the idea of using scents as a way to focus. like there are certain herbs which allow you to focus and calm down etc which could be used to relax and bring about positive emotions. ALso maybe the use of conditioning a smell to relieve anxiety, kind of like a comfort blanket, for instance you could use you favourite perfume every time you are feeling happy for a long time then whenever you are feeling anxious or upset you spray the perfume and the smell becomes comforting and calming.

Some ideas, hope they help :)

--Anerakneko (discuss • contribs) 12:40, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

u3054791's Feedback
Hi Amy, This seems like a very appealing chapter, I think the choice of figures helps break up the text and it becomes easier to read and follow your train of thought. Perhaps adding one or more figures which show the theories in practice could help, or a more 'scientific' figure? As mentioned I think really looking at research and examples of case studies would help give more meat to your work, the descriptions seem great, I think it's just up to now adding examples and critiquing those examples. Also you have mentioned some theories around smell and emotions, but maybe going into these in a little bit more detail may help, for example giving examples of these theories in practice. The theory part of this assignment is where we can justify the focus of the chapter :) U3054791 (discuss • contribs) 23:44, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Tip
Hey, just having a read of your page and I received a tip from James on linking to wikipedia pages; where you have an external link to Addison's disease James suggested changing these to an internal link which looks like this Emotion for example (then it doesn't have the little lock next to it) - just a suggestion. I also have a link to your page on my page when I talk about smell and Memory and emotion :)--3069576 (discuss

Image captions
Perhaps some more detailed captions for the images could be added, to link them more clearly to the chapter theme? -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

u3054871's feedback
Hi, great chapter so far! Maybe adding some text boxes around the text would make each section a little easier to tell apart. Also, if you are able to find any more research about mood regulation I think that would be a great addition to your chapter and highly relevant to the theme of the book. I added some more to that paragraph for you and an additional reference. I really liked the smelling emotions section; very interesting and applicable to the book. I have linked your chapter from my page as I thought that they were quite related to one another (mine is nature and emotion). Perhaps linking your page to some other applicable chapters from this years book would add to your chapter. Check out mine for some ideas. Hope that helps :)

u3049648HayleyMuzza17 feedback
Hi there, i think this chapter is very interesting! Throughout my life i have had a lot of experiences where i have come across a certain smell during my day and it has reminded me of something in my past, thus causing emotion. Even all the way back to when i was at childcare! Looking forward to reading your chapter when it is done!contribs)

Feedback
Hello. Your chapter looks really good. I think that maybe you could have a bit more information about the different types of smells etc. Other than that, it looks great. Love the pictures and the quiz. Blue Tardis (discuss • contribs) 07:57, 3 November 2013 (UTC)