sac 1 (taste)

Question 1

taste reception and perception process

Answer 1

tastants & saliva - taste buds - taste pore - gustatory hairs - gustatory receptors - turned into electrochemical - cranial nerve - thalamus - primary gustatory cortex

Question 2

influences on taste perception

Answer 2

age
genetics
culture
perceptual set( past experience, appearance…)

Question 3

age

Answer 3

taste sensitivity can change as we age. taste receptors and sense of smell as decline as we age. in contrast younger children have the most taste receptors

Question 4

genetics

Answer 4

genetics can cause us to be more sensitive to certain tastes. people with extremely sensitive taste cells are called supertasters

Question 5

culture

Answer 5

direct exposure with food is biggest influence on taste perception. food we are given by family as we grow and are used to tends to be what we prefer eating

Question 6

perceptual set (taste)

Answer 6

taste what we expect to taste judging by what it looks like. shape, colour, appearance. food poisoning, sound

Question 7

gustatory distortions

Answer 7

judgement of flavours. perceptual experience produced by combination of taste and other senses.

Question 8

influence on flavour

Answer 8

perceptual set, texture, colour, packaging/ branding

Question 9

5 basic tastes

Answer 9

sweet, sour, bitter, umami, salty