Chemical Senses

Question 1

What are proximate chemical senses?

Answer 1

Touch and Taste

Question 2

What are distant chemical senses?

Answer 2

Sound, Sight and Hearing

Question 3

What is emotional intensity?

Answer 3

The ability of odours/taste to trigger intense emotional memories.

Question 4

What does Gustation mean?

Answer 4

Taste

Question 5

What tastes can the tongue identify?

Answer 5

Bitter, Salty, Sweet, Umarr and Sour.

Question 6

Name three areas of the tongue.

Answer 6

Circumvallate, Foliate and Fungiform

Question 7

What does the Tigeminal System do?

Answer 7

Controls facial/mouth muscles and is sensitive to heat and pain.

Question 8

What did the study by Duffy et al (2004) investigate and what did it suggest?

Answer 8

Investigating what influences the rate of alcohol consumption. Tested taste sensitivity to bitter compounds and showed that ppts who drank 7% alcohol took longer to drink than those who consumed 3% alcohol.

Question 9

What is Combinational (Weak Shape) Theory?

Answer 9

How the shape of ‘odorant’ molecules are recognised by odor receptors, in a lock and key mechanism.

Question 10

What did the study by Soussignan et al (1997) investigate?

Answer 10

Looked at how neonates facial expressions reacted when presented with different odours. The study suggested that we may have innate aversions towards unpleasant smells but that we also may acquire a liking for some smells, such as vanilla.