influences on taste perception

Question 1

age

Answer 1

children have more taste receptors than adults. more responsive to taste

Question 2

genetics

Answer 2

genetic differences make us more or less sensitive to the chemical molecules in different foods

Question 3

perceptual set - food appearance and packaging

Answer 3

we often taste what we expect to taste. how food ‘should look’ influences our flavour judgement

Question 4

culture

Answer 4

cultural differences from birth manifest through our perceptual judgements of what tastes good, and what tastes bad