Perceptual judgements of others' tasting experiences: are they enjoying their food?
Percept Mot Skills
; 96(2): 445-54, 2003 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-12776827
ABSTRACT
Motivated by previous work suggesting that infants make stereotypic facial reactions to different tastes, we assessed communicative signals that might enable an adult to interpret the strength, taste, and hedonic value of a liquid flavour another adult is consuming. Four subjects (tasters) were overtly videoed consuming drinks that varied in strength (low, medium, and high concentrations), taste (sweet, sour, bitter, and salty), and hedonic value (taster-rated enjoyment). 26 observers assessed the strength, taste, and taster's enjoyment of the drink from video clips of the tasters. Observers perceived the hedonic value of the drinks to the taster and the drinks' strength based on the tasters' reactions but were generally poor at assessing the specific taste of the drink. For all tastes except the bitter ones, observers might have based their judgements of taste on how much the taster appeared to enjoy the drink. These findings are discussed in terms of communication of food's value.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Percepção Social
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Paladar
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Alimentos
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Julgamento
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Percept Mot Skills
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido