Briefly describe how experience of flavor and taste differ.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary, but should mention that taste is a perception of the transduction of tastants on the tongue's surface. In contrast, flavor involves several senses including taste, smell, and the food's effect on the trigeminal nerve. What we typically crave when we think of our favorite food is its flavor.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following does not contribute to alcohol and drug abuse costs as measured in cost of illness studies?

a. motor vehicle crashes b. individuals born with fetal alcohol syndrome c. medical expenses d. crime-related costs e. All of these contribute to these figures.

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__________ are holes in the surface of the dendrites or certain cells of the muscles and glands that are shaped to fit only certain neurotransmitters

a) Neurotransmitters b) Axons c) Synaptic vesicles d) Receptors

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Trying to remember someone's name whom you met long ago is an example of what type of process?

a. storage b. retrieval c. encoding d. decoding e. processing

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