Tetrads, triads and pairs: Experiments in self-specification

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 97-105

  Xia, Yixun ^a,b   Zhang, Jason ^a   Zhang, Xiaotian ^a   Ishii, Rie ^a   Zhong, Fang ^b   O'Mahony, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Difference tests; Self specification; Self specified 2 AFC; Self specified 3 AFC; Tetrad; Triangle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908568339     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Barbary O., Nonaka R., Delwiche J., Chan J., O'Mahony M. Focused difference testing for the assessment of differences between orange juices made from orange concentrate. Journal of Sensory Studies 1993, 8:43-67.
2. Bartoshuk L.M. NaCl thresholds in man: Thresholds for water taste or NaCl taste?. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 1974, 87:310-325.
3. Bartoshuk L.M. The psychophysics of taste. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1978, 31:1068-1077.
4. Bi J., O'Mahony M. Updated and extended table for testing the significance of the R-index. Journal of Sensory Studies 2007, 22:713-720.
5. Bi J., O'Mahony M. Variance of d' for the tetrad test and comparisons with other forced-choice methods. Journal of Sensory Studies 2013, 28:91-101.
6. Bloom, D., Baik, H-Y, & Lee, S-Y. (2013). Warm-up effect on researcher-designated and panelist-articulated 2-alternative forced choice (2-AFC) discrimination testing methodologies. In 10th Panborn sensory science symposium, August 11-15, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Abstract #1.3.012.
7. Chae J.E., Lee Y.M., Lee H.S. Affective same-different discrimination tests for assessing consumer discriminability between milks with subtle differences. Food Quality and Preference 2010, 21:427-438.
8. Dacremont C., Sauvageot F., Duyen T.H. Effect of assessors expertise on efficiency of warm-up for triangle tests. Journal of Sensory Studies 2000, 15:151-152.
9. Dessirier J., O'Mahony M. Comparison of d' values for the 2-AFC (paired comparison) and 3-AFC discrimination methods: Thurstonian models, sequential sensitivity analysis and power. Food Quality and Preference 1999, 10:51-58.
10. Ennis D.M. Relative power of difference testing methods in sensory evaluation. Food Technology 1990, 44:114-118.
11. Ennis D.M. The power of sensory discrimination methods. Journal of Sensory Studies 1993, 8:353-370.
12. Ennis D.M., Rousseau B., Ennis J.M. Tools and applications of sensory and consumer science 2013, The Institute for Perception, Richmond, VA.
13. Ennis J.M. Guiding the switch from triangle testing to tetrad testing. Journal of Sensory Studies 2012, 27:223-231.
14. Ennis J.M., Christensen R. Precision of measurement in tetrad testing. Food Quality and Preference 2014, 32(A):98-106.
15. Ennis J.M., Jesionka V. The power of sensory discrimination methods revisited. Journal of Sensory Studies 2011, 26:371-382.
16. Ennis J.M., Ennis D.M., Yip D., O'Mahony M. Thurstonian models for variants of the method of tetrads. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology 1998, 51:205-215.
17. Ennis J.M., Rousseau B., Ennis D.M. Sensory difference tests as measurement instruments: A review of recent advances. Journal of Sensory Studies 2014, 29(2):89-102.
18. Garcia K., Ennis J.M., Prinyawiwatkul W. A large-scale experimental comparison of the tetrad and triangle tests in children. Journal of Sensory Studies 2012, 27:217-222.
19. Garcia K., Ennis J.M., Prinyawiwatkul W. Reconsidering the specified tetrad test. Journal of Sensory Studies 2013, 28:445-449.
20. Geelhoed E.N., MacRae A.W., Ennis D.M. Preference gives more consistent judgments than oddity only if the task can be modeled as forced choice. Perception & Psychophysics 1994, 55:473-477.
21. Ishii R., O'Mahony M., Rousseau B. Triangle and tetrad protocols: Small sensory differences, resampling and consumer relevance. Food Quality and Preference 2014, 31:49-55.
22. Jiamyangyuen S., Delwiche J.F., Harper W.J. The impact of wood ice cream sticks' origin on the aroma of exposed ice cream mixes. Journal of Dairy Science 2002, 85:355-359.
23. Kim M.A., Chae J.E., van Hout D., Lee H.S. Discriminations of the A-not A difference test improved when "A" was familiarized using a brand image. Food Quality and Preference 2012, 23:3-12.
24. Kim H., Jeon S., Kim K., O'Mahony M. Thurstonian models and variance I: Experimental confirmation of cognitive strategies for difference tests and effects of perceptual variance. Journal of Sensory Studies 2006, 21:465-484.
25. Lee H.S., van Hout D., Hautus M.J. Comparison of performance in the A-not A, 2-AFC, and same-different tests for the flavor discrimination of margarines: The effect of cognitive decision strategies. Food Quality and Preference 2007, 18:920-928.
26. Lee H.S., O'Mahony M. Sensory difference testing: Thurstonian models. Food Science and Biotechnology 2004, 13:841-847.
27. Lockhart E.C. Binomial systems and organoleptic analysis. Food Technology 1951, 5:428-431.
28. Mata-Garcia M., Angulo O., O'Mahony M. On warm-up. Journal of Sensory Studies 2007, 22:187-193.
29. Matthews M.A., Ishii R., Anderson M.M., O'Mahony M. Dependence of wine sensory attributes on vine water status. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 1990, 51:321-335.
30. McClure S., Lawless H. Examination of the subject defined 2-AFC (SD-2-AFC). Journal of Sensory Studies 2009, 24:14.
31. McClure S., Lawless H. Comparison of the triangle and a self-defined two alternative forced choice test. Food Quality and Preference 2010, 21:547-552.
32. MacRae A.W., Geelhoed E.N. Preference can be more powerful than detection of oddity as a test of discriminability. Perception & Psychophysics 1992, 51:179-181.
33. O'Mahony M. Salt taste adaptation: The psychophysical effects of adapting solutions and residual stimuli from prior tastings on the taste of sodium chloride. Perception 1979, 8:441-476.
34. O'Mahony M. Sensory measurement in food science: Fitting methods to goals. Food Technology 1995, 49:72-81.
35. O'Mahony M. Salt taste adaptation: The psychophysical effects of adapting solutions and residual stimuli from prior tastings on the taste of sodium chloride. Perception 1999, 8:441-476.
36. O'Mahony M. The tetrad test: Looking back, looking forward. Journal of Sensory Studies 2013, 28:259-263.
37. O'Mahony M., Kingsley L., Harji A., Davies M. What sensation signals the salt taste threshold?. Chemical Senses and Flavor 1976, 2:177-188.
38. O'Mahony M., Masuoka S., Ishii R. A theoretical note on difference tests: Models, paradoxes and cognitive strategies. Journal of Sensory Studies 1994, 9:247-272.
39. O'Mahony M., Thieme U., Goldstein L.R. The warm-up effect as a means of increasing the discriminability of sensory difference tests. Journal of Food Science 1988, 53:1848-1850.
40. O'Mahony M., Odbert N. A comparison of sensory difference testing procedures: Sequential sensitivity analysis and aspects of taste adaptation. Journal of Food Science 1985, 50:1055-1058.
41. Pfaffmann C. Variables affecting difference tests. Food acceptance testing methodology, a Symposium 1954, 4-20. National Academy of Science - National Research Council, Washington, D.C. D.R. Peryam, F.J. Pilgrim, M.S. Peterson (Eds.).
42. Prescott J., Norris L., Kunst M., Kim S. Estimating a consumer threshold for cork taint in wine. Food Quality and Preference 2005, 16:345-349.
43. Prescott J., Lee S.M., Kim K. Analytic approaches to evaluation modify hedonic responses. Food Quality and Preference 2011, 22:391-393.
44. Rousseau B., O'Mahony M. Sensory difference tests: Thurstonian and SSA predictions for vanilla flavored yogurts. Journal of Sensory Studies 1997, 12:127-146.
45. Rousseau B., Rogeaux M., O'Mahony M. Mustard discrimination by same-different and triangle tests: Aspects of irritation, memory and τ-criteria. Food Quality and Preference 1999, 10:173-184.
46. Tedja S., Nonaka R., Ennis D.M., O'Mahony M. Triadic discrimination testing: Refinement of Thurstonian and sequential sensitivity analysis approaches. Chemical Senses 1994, 19:279-301.
47. Thieme U., O'Mahony M. Modifications to sensory difference test protocols: The warmed up paired comparison, the single standard duo-trio and the A-not A test modified for response bias. Journal of Sensory Studies 1990, 5:159-176.
48. Van Hout D., Hautus M.J., Lee H.S. Investigation of test performance over repeated sessions using signal detection theory: Comparison of three nonattribute-specified difference tests 2-AFCR, A-not A and 2-AFC. Journal of Sensory Studies 2011, 26:311-321.
49. Vié A., O'Mahony M. Triangular difference testing: Refinements to sequential sensitivity analysis for predictions for individual triads. Journal of Sensory Studies 1989, 4:87-103.