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cord-262164-cxs5xgvv	Ackerman, Joshua M.	What people believe about detecting infectious disease using the senses	2020-10-19		.txt	text/plain	9057	454	48	Because existing evidence for detection does not support this ability-perceivers using auditory cues were no better than chance when attempting to identify whether coughs and sneezes were infectious in origin )-this belief could lead people to engage in social interactions that increase their risk of infection or to needlessly avoid others who pose no disease threat. Here, we investigated lay beliefs about the perceived effectiveness and likelihood of use for the five major senses when identifying dangers associated with the pathogenic reservoirs of people (Study 1) and food (Study 2). Sensory information involving sight and sound can be encoded at greater physical distances, and thus their use presents less risk of pathogen transmission relative to taste, touch, and smell (senses effective at greater distances also allow earlier identification, and perhaps avoidance, of infected targets). As in earlier studies, participants in the pathogen threat conditions rated the senses on their effectiveness and likelihood of use for determining whether another person or a food was an infection risk.	./cache/cord-262164-cxs5xgvv.txt	./txt/cord-262164-cxs5xgvv.txt