Question 1

What is the specific hungers theory, and what is some evidence for and against it?

Accepted Answer

The specific hungers theory suggests tha

Question 2

Which description of the famous tongue map from Boring (1942) is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweet is only tasted on the top front of the tongue. 
B)  Salt is only tasted on the front tip of the tongue. 
C)  Bitter is only tasted on the back of the tongue. 
D)  Sour is only tasted on the sides of the tongue. 
E)  None of these are correct and the tongue map is false. 
A)  Sweet is only tasted on the top front of the tongue. 
B)  Salt is only tasted on the front tip of the tongue. 
C)  Bitter is only tasted on the back of the tongue. 
D)  Sour is only tasted on the sides of the tongue. 
E)  None of these are correct and the tongue map is false.

Question 3

_______ is the sensation evoked by solutions that contact receptors in the tongue, while _______ includes the former and also retronasal olfaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Flavor; smell 
B)  Smell; taste 
C)  Taste; smell 
D)  Flavor; taste 
E)  Taste; flavor 
A)  Flavor; smell 
B)  Smell; taste 
C)  Taste; smell 
D)  Flavor; taste 
E)  Taste; flavor

Question 4

A(n) _______ is any stimulus that can be tasted.

Accepted Answer

A)  odorant 
B)  tastant 
C)  flavor 
D)  papillus 
E)  microvillus 
A)  odorant 
B)  tastant 
C)  flavor 
D)  papillus 
E)  microvillus

Question 5

_______ are structures that give the tongue its bumpy appearance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste buds 
B)  Taste receptor cells 
C)  Cranial nerves 
D)  Papillae 
E)  Chorda tympani 
A)  Taste buds 
B)  Taste receptor cells 
C)  Cranial nerves 
D)  Papillae 
E)  Chorda tympani

Question 6

Which taste receptors do fat molecules stimulate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweet 
B)  Sour 
C)  Salty 
D)  Umami 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Sweet 
B)  Sour 
C)  Salty 
D)  Umami 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

_______ is the taste quality produced by the positively charged ion (cation) from the molecule NaCl.

Accepted Answer

A)  Salty 
B)  Sour 
C)  Sweet 
D)  Bitter 
E)  Spicy 
A)  Salty 
B)  Sour 
C)  Sweet 
D)  Bitter 
E)  Spicy

Question 8

_______ are circular, mound-like structures surrounded by a trench that form an inverted "V" on the rear of the tongue.

Accepted Answer

A)  Filiform papillae 
B)  Fungiform papillae 
C)  Foliate papillae 
D)  Circumvallate papillae 
E)  Microvilli 
A)  Filiform papillae 
B)  Fungiform papillae 
C)  Foliate papillae 
D)  Circumvallate papillae 
E)  Microvilli

Question 9

If a glass of water undergoes a chemical reaction such that it has more hydrogen ions in it, it will taste

Accepted Answer

A)  salty. 
B)  sour. 
C)  sweet. 
D)  bitter. 
E)  spicy. 
A)  salty. 
B)  sour. 
C)  sweet. 
D)  bitter. 
E)  spicy.

Question 10

Explain what smell has to do with taste.

Accepted Answer

Taste is technically just the sensations

Question 11

If you get a shot of novocain at the dentist and it happens to numb your chorda tympani nerve, what will most likely be a side effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impaired olfaction 
B)  Flavor enhancement of foods 
C)  A delayed reaction to flavors 
D)  Impaired taste 
E)  Foods will taste salty. 
A)  Impaired olfaction 
B)  Flavor enhancement of foods 
C)  A delayed reaction to flavors 
D)  Impaired taste 
E)  Foods will taste salty.

Question 12

Which of the following is evidence that taste preferences are genetically determined.

Accepted Answer

A)  Families in Mexico encourage young children to eat spicy chili peppers. 
B)  Orange juice tastes strange if you drink it after brushing your teeth. 
C)  Newborn infants are insensitive to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter and must be taught positive and negative associations with these foods. 
D)  Newborn infants respond with stereotyped facial expressions the first time they taste sweet, salty, sour, and bitter solutions. 
E)  People tend to have an aversion to foods that have made them sick in the past. 
A)  Families in Mexico encourage young children to eat spicy chili peppers. 
B)  Orange juice tastes strange if you drink it after brushing your teeth. 
C)  Newborn infants are insensitive to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter and must be taught positive and negative associations with these foods. 
D)  Newborn infants respond with stereotyped facial expressions the first time they taste sweet, salty, sour, and bitter solutions. 
E)  People tend to have an aversion to foods that have made them sick in the past.

Question 13

Describe the four types of tongue papillae.

Accepted Answer

The four types are the filiform papillae

Question 14

What is the difference between taste and flavor?

Accepted Answer

Much of what people normally think of as

Question 15

Refer to the figure.
  This figure illustrates how _______ released into the air inside our mouths as we chew and swallow move through the retronasal passage.

Accepted Answer

A)  chemicals 
B)  substances 
C)  molecules 
D)  cells 
E)  waves 
A)  chemicals 
B)  substances 
C)  molecules 
D)  cells 
E)  waves

Question 16

If you adjust the brightness of a light until it matches the intensity of sourness of the taste of a lemon, you are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  variety matching. 
B)  scaling. 
C)  sensory integration. 
D)  cross-adaptation. 
E)  cross-modality matching. 
A)  variety matching. 
B)  scaling. 
C)  sensory integration. 
D)  cross-adaptation. 
E)  cross-modality matching.

Question 17

Describe the differences between nontasters, tasters, and supertasters in terms of sensitivity to bitterness.

Accepted Answer

The difference between tasters and nonta

Question 18

The reason that food tastes bland if you have a cold is that your sinuses are usually stuffed, which restricts airflow through the nose and prevents

Accepted Answer

A)  sweetness detection. 
B)  sourness detection. 
C)  saltiness detection. 
D)  retronasal olfaction. 
E)  bitterness detection. 
A)  sweetness detection. 
B)  sourness detection. 
C)  saltiness detection. 
D)  retronasal olfaction. 
E)  bitterness detection.

Question 19

Suppose you try a new food that you have never tasted before and decide that you really like it. Which part of your brain is most responsible for that affective decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Prefrontal cortex 
C)  Occipital lobe 
D)  Insular cortex 
E)  Thalamus 
A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Prefrontal cortex 
C)  Occipital lobe 
D)  Insular cortex 
E)  Thalamus

Question 20

Refer to the figure.
  This figure demonstrates the difference between

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitized and desensitized tasters. 
B)  normal and sick tasters. 
C)  an average taster and a supertaster. 
D)  various types of papillae. 
E)  human and monkey tongues. 
A)  sensitized and desensitized tasters. 
B)  normal and sick tasters. 
C)  an average taster and a supertaster. 
D)  various types of papillae. 
E)  human and monkey tongues.

What is the specific hungers theory, and what is some evidence for and against it?

Which description of the famous tongue map from Boring (1942) is correct?

_ is the sensation evoked by solutions that contact receptors in the tongue, while _ includes the former and also retronasal olfaction.

A(n) _______ is any stimulus that can be tasted.

_______ are structures that give the tongue its bumpy appearance.

Which taste receptors do fat molecules stimulate?

_______ is the taste quality produced by the positively charged ion (cation) from the molecule NaCl.

_______ are circular, mound-like structures surrounded by a trench that form an inverted "V" on the rear of the tongue.

If a glass of water undergoes a chemical reaction such that it has more hydrogen ions in it, it will taste

Explain what smell has to do with taste.

If you get a shot of novocain at the dentist and it happens to numb your chorda tympani nerve, what will most likely be a side effect?

Which of the following is evidence that taste preferences are genetically determined.

Describe the four types of tongue papillae.

What is the difference between taste and flavor?

Refer to the figure. This figure illustrates how _______ released into the air inside our mouths as we chew and swallow move through the retronasal passage.

If you adjust the brightness of a light until it matches the intensity of sourness of the taste of a lemon, you are engaging in

Describe the differences between nontasters, tasters, and supertasters in terms of sensitivity to bitterness.

The reason that food tastes bland if you have a cold is that your sinuses are usually stuffed, which restricts airflow through the nose and prevents

Suppose you try a new food that you have never tasted before and decide that you really like it. Which part of your brain is most responsible for that affective decision?

Refer to the figure. This figure demonstrates the difference between

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

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Exam 15: Taste

What is the specific hungers theory, and what is some evidence for and against it?

Which description of the famous tongue map from Boring (1942) is correct?

_______ is the sensation evoked by solutions that contact receptors in the tongue, while _______ includes the former and also retronasal olfaction.

A(n) _______ is any stimulus that can be tasted.

_______ are structures that give the tongue its bumpy appearance.

Which taste receptors do fat molecules stimulate?

_______ is the taste quality produced by the positively charged ion (cation) from the molecule NaCl.

_______ are circular, mound-like structures surrounded by a trench that form an inverted "V" on the rear of the tongue.

If a glass of water undergoes a chemical reaction such that it has more hydrogen ions in it, it will taste

Explain what smell has to do with taste.

If you get a shot of novocain at the dentist and it happens to numb your chorda tympani nerve, what will most likely be a side effect?

Which of the following is evidence that taste preferences are genetically determined.

Describe the four types of tongue papillae.

What is the difference between taste and flavor?

Refer to the figure. This figure illustrates how _______ released into the air inside our mouths as we chew and swallow move through the retronasal passage.

If you adjust the brightness of a light until it matches the intensity of sourness of the taste of a lemon, you are engaging in

Describe the differences between nontasters, tasters, and supertasters in terms of sensitivity to bitterness.

The reason that food tastes bland if you have a cold is that your sinuses are usually stuffed, which restricts airflow through the nose and prevents

Suppose you try a new food that you have never tasted before and decide that you really like it. Which part of your brain is most responsible for that affective decision?

Refer to the figure. This figure demonstrates the difference between

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Filters

_ is the sensation evoked by solutions that contact receptors in the tongue, while _ includes the former and also retronasal olfaction.