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Sensory science

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 81

Question

Two methods to mask differences between sample appearances during sensory testing?

Answer

Change the lighting, use different lights such as red, darker in the room

Card 82

Question

In sensory analysis, the assignment of symbols, usually with 3-digit numbers, to test samples so they can be presented to a subject without identification is called ______.

Answer

Coding

Card 83

Question

What does CIE stand for?

Answer

Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage

Card 84

Question

How do the roles of consumers and trained, expert panels differ in sensory testing?

Answer

Consumers tell you if the food is acceptable or not. Trained panels identify and describe the product attributes for use in specific product development decisions.

Card 85

Question

In sensory evaluation, the carryover stimulus from preceding samples on the sample currently being evaluated is known as ______.

Answer

Context effect/ carryover effect/ order effect

Card 86

Question

What term describes interactions where one sensory modality influences another?

Answer

Cross-modal interaction.

Card 87

Question

What phenomenon explains why sweetness reduces perceived bitterness?

Answer

Cross-modal suppression.

Card 88

Question

What are the subtractive primaries?

Answer

Cyan, magenta, and yellow

Card 89

Question

How does adding a bit of salt change the taste of tonic water (with quinine)?

Answer

Decreases bitterness

Card 90

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What term describes the minimum concentration of a stimulus that can be perceived?

Answer

Detection threshold

Card 91

Question

Arthur D Little attributed with

Answer

Development of flavor profile

Card 92

Question

What sensory test determines whether products are perceptibly different from one another?

Answer

Discrimination test (e.g., triangle test)

Card 93

Question

Identify the name of this sensory test: each subject is presented with two samples and is asked whether the samples are the same or different.

Answer

Discrimination testing, paired comparison or same-different test

Card 94

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Sensory tests may be divided into 3 groups on the basis of the type of information that they provide. What are the three types?

Answer

Discrimination, descriptive, affective (preference)

Card 95

Question

In which of the following tests do you need a reference comparison: duo-trio, hedonic, paired comparison

Answer

Duo-trio; paired comparison

Card 96

Question

Sensory panelists hesitation to use the extreme values on a rating scale is known as what type of error?

Answer

Error of central tendency

Card 97

Question

What type of sensory bias occurs when knowledge of brand influences perceived product quality?

Answer

Expectation bias.

Card 98

Question

What taste bud touches, but doesn't taste?

Answer

Filiform papillae.

Card 99

Question

What is the first type of descriptive analysis test used in food sensory science?

Answer

Flavor profiling

Card 100

Question

Which descriptive sensory analysis technique uses consumers instead of trained judges?

Answer

Free choice profiling

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