Three-Year-Old Theresa Does Not Want to Eat the Hot Dog

question 73

Short Answer

Three-year-old Theresa does not want to eat the hot dog her mother made because it has ketchup on it. Her mother wipes off the ketchup, but Theresa still will not eat it. This characteristic of preoperational thought, in which the child feels that a behavior cannot be undone or restored, is known as "_____."

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Definitions:

Olfaction

The sense of smell.

Umami

One of the five basic tastes, often described as savory or meaty, and is characteristic of foods containing glutamates.

Primary Tastes

The basic taste sensations experienced by humans, traditionally categorized as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.

Taste Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli, enabling the perception of sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and umami.