AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Age, gender, genetics, nutritional knowledge, health status, and culture are the possible factors that might affect the taste perception and sensitivity of the individuals (Asp, 1999; Rurik, 2006).

Detailed explanation-2: -Culture is one of the main factors that could determine an individuals’ overall attitude toward foods. Familiarity with foods due to different food environments among cultures influenced acceptance. Familiarity also influenced discrimination ability and use of language in characterization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Socially factors are things that affect someone’s lifestyle. These could include wealth, religion, buying habits, education level, family size and structure and population density.

Detailed explanation-4: -Various sociocultural factors like race, ethnicity, religion, caste, customs, traditions, beliefs, values, attitudes etc largely influence one’s own perception of things. Sociocultural factors combines with the external factors or stimuli of perception like size, shape, depth, distance and leads to various perceptions.