Learned liking versus inborn delight: Can sweetness give sensual pleasure or is it just motivating?

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1656-1663

  Booth, David A ^a   Higgs, Suzanne ^a   Schneider, Jennifer ^a   Klinkenberg, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; desire; emotion; food preferences; gustofacial reflex; ideal sweetness; learned norm; motivation; pleasure; smile; sweet taste

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; APPLE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; FEMALE; HABIT; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLEASURE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MALUS; MOTIVATION; PLEASURE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; TONGUE HABITS;

EID: 78649552307     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610385356     Document Type: Article

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