Which Statement BEST Illustrates the Role of Top-Down Processing in Taste

question 251

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST illustrates the role of top-down processing in taste perception?

• A)Having a head cold diminishes a wine drinker's ability to judge flavor.
• B)Smelling the wine aids a wine drinker's ability to judge flavor.
• C)Knowing the wine's price affects a wine drinker's perception of its flavor.
• D)Wines that activate umami receptors will be judged as more savory than wines that do not.

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