AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Taste discrimination tends to decrease with increasing age. Around age 45, taste buds begin to degenerate. Taste loss becomes apparent in your late 50s, with sour less affected than the other tastes. In the elderly, taste thresholds for sweet, salt and bitter are 2.5 times higher than in the young.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of taste buds decreases as you age. Each remaining taste bud also begins to shrink. Sensitivity to the five tastes often declines after age 60. In addition, your mouth produces less saliva as you age.

Detailed explanation-3: -List four main factors that influence taste preferences and give an example of each. Physical Influence-color, touch, smell etc Psychological Influences-Taste Bias Cultural Influences-Jewish Religion do not eat pork Environmental Influences-Jamaicans eat more fresh fruit, grows abundantly in the warm local climate.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is taste determined? Our taste preferences are determined by perceptions that are shaped by the complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors.