Wintergreen is a flavoring used in candy in Canada, and in medicine in France. Canadians find the flavor sweet and enjoy it, whereas French people mostly dislike it. This pattern is a good example of what aspect of taste perception?

A. Bottom-up processing
B. Variable distribution of taste receptors
C. Top-down processing
D. Taste categorization


Answer: C

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