Dalton and colleagues showed that the threshold for smelling a cherry-almond odour was lower while a sweet substance was held in the mouth. This demonstrated that olfaction shows __________ with __________.
A) cross-modal integration; touch
B) unimodal segregation; hearing
C) cross-modal integration; taste
D) unimodal segregation; balance
E) two-point discrimination; touch

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Dalton and colleagues' experiment demonstrated cross-modal integration with taste, as the presence of a sweet substance in the mouth lowered the threshold for detecting a cherry-almond odor, showing how the sense of taste can integrate with the sense of smell to alter perception.

Dalton and Colleagues Showed That the Threshold for Smelling a Cherry-Almond