Psychophysical tracking method to measure taste preferences in children and adults

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2016, Issue 113, 2016, Pages

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Bobowski, Nuala K ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Children; Issue 113; Method; Preference; Psychophysics; Sucrose; Taste

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ADULT; CHILD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; TASTE;

ADULT; CHILD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SUCROSE; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84979896287     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/54163     Document Type: Article

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