Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Your sense of taste functions better when you are unable to smell a food.
• B) Older adults generally have fewer taste buds than children.
• C) There are 7 different kinds of tastes: sour, salty, bitter, sweet, umami, oily, and juicy.
• D) The tip of your tongue is more sensitive to detecting bitter-tasting foods.

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Definitions:

Social Skills Training

A behavioral therapy intervention aimed at improving interpersonal skills through teaching and practicing appropriate social behaviors.

Counterconditioning

A therapy technique used to change negative associations to positive ones, often used to treat phobias.

Anxiety Hierarchy

A list or scale of situations arranged by the level of anxiety they provoke, used in therapeutic contexts, especially in systematic desensitization.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to gradually reduce anxiety and phobias through controlled exposure to the feared object or situation combined with relaxation exercises.