When Food with a High Positive Incentive Value Is Readily

question 100

Multiple Choice

When food with a high positive incentive value is readily available, we eat until we are satiated by that specific taste, which is termed:

• A)the cafeteria diet effect.
• B)sensory-specific satiety.
• C)food abundance.
• D)incentive consumption.

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