While dining at a Chinese restaurant, Jaquan and Nelda order some fried rice with shrimp. When it comes, Jaquan says, "I really hope they use a lot of monosodium glutamate in their food!" Nelda, knowing quite a bit about the human system of taste, says "you must really enjoy foods that have the ________ flavor."

A. astringent
B. umami
C. sour
D. bitter


Answer: B

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The sociocultural perspective emphasizes the dynamics of the social and cultural forces that shape every aspect of human behavior

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Professor MacLaggan is teaching two classes. One of them is made up mostly of Caucasian students, where the other is made up mostly of African-American students

Without even realizing it, Professor MacLaggan takes more time to go over concepts, speaks slower, and emphasizes main points much more emphatically in the second class than he does in the first class. We might say that this differential treatment of these classes indicates a. implicit stereotypes b. discrimination c. explicit stereotypes d. racism

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