Imagine a person is born without the taste receptors responsible for detecting capsaicin. What would be the most likely outcome?
A. The person would likely have fewer papillae than normal.
B. The person would be very sensitive to bitter foods.
C. The person would be more likely to be a supertaster.
D. The person could eat very spicy food with no discomfort.
Answer: D
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a. women are likely to have more trouble adjusting to widowhood if they had been happily married. b. there are currently about the same number of widows and widowers in the United States. c. because of the new research on lesbian relationships, we now have several dozen studies that have examined how lesbian women experience the death of an intimate partner. d. women show relatively little variability in their bereavement experiences following the death of a spouse.
Children with learning disorders are least likely to show features of ____
a. conduct problems b. ADHD c. depression d. autism
Death-related experiences and issues are not openly discussed with children in contemporary American society because
a. the Amish showed us difficulties in dealing with death b. children receive many messages that death is not an acceptable topic for discussion c. most adults fear death and death-related issues d. all of society has very negative feelings about death e. none of these
Albert is meditating. The type of meditation he practices concentrates on respiration and breathing. He is most likely using ______
a. Zen c. yoga b. Sufi d. TM