The gustatory sense really does not contribute much to the flavors of food - it is mostly olfactory. Hot peppers stimulate the trigeminal, not the gustatory.
Cheers, Karl W. ________________________________ From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Taste like chicken It is one thing to research on the psychology of eating in the U.S with mostly white subjects and quite another to understand the factors in the panorama of eating through out the world.Research on eating is too U.S centric to assume that results can be validated throughout. Americans( within the continental U.S) seem to lack the ability to discriminate on a variety of gustatory factors.When they are unable to discriminate detween various flavors they say "it tastes like chicken." The "taste like chicken " response probably influences consumption levels.As the only cross-cultural dude on Tips,I have observed that some people here have problems in describing the tastes of mangoes,plantains,and tamarinds. And of course there is the "not too spicy" command.What some people dubbed spicy like diluted tabasco is a joke.Real hot stuff will put one's lungs on fire. Research on the psychology of eating fails to take into account homeostatic factors of different subjects prior to experimentation.There must also be consideration of the eating modality; for example in some cultures,the salad is eaten after the main course(which seems politically nutritionally correct) whereas in the U.S the rabbit food is given first. But probably what could be influential is the the role of a behavioral history of breast feeding and its subsequent impact on eating behavior throughout the adult phases.Formula feeding is predominant in the U.S whereas in the majority of cultures.breast feeding predominates. Those two models can have differential effects on subsequent eating behavior.U.S parents tend to think that a fat baby is a healthy baby,hence babis are forced to gobble down all the contents of the whole bottle which contains sweet succulent ingredients.On the other hand breast feeding is timely,is nutritionally enhancing,and sets the early conditioning not to over indulge because of the limited amount of limited breast milk at any given time.With formula feeding there are no limits. Anyway,I understand that the best ice cream is in Florence,Italy. Send me something. Michael Sylvester,PhD Deep down in Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
