A Useful Way to Prevent the Development of Taste Aversions

question 77

Multiple Choice

A useful way to prevent the development of taste aversions as a result of chemotherapy is to feed the patient:

• A) meals that consist of highly familiar food items.
• B) a very unusual, but trivial, food item prior to the chemotherapy session.
• C) Both a and b are correct.
• D) Neither a nor b is correct.

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Definitions:

Deviance

Actions or behaviors that violate societal norms and expectations, leading to social disapproval or sanction.

Criminality

The state or quality of being criminal; the behaviors and actions that constitute crime or are in violation of the legal system.

Anything Goes Mentality

A laissez-faire attitude towards rules and norms, suggesting that all actions are permissible regardless of morals or consequences.

Positively Valued Stimuli

Objects, conditions, or experiences that are considered desirable or beneficial by a person or within a culture.