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CONCEPT

taste aversion


occurs when the taste of a certain food is associated with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance; generally caused after ingestion of the food causes nausea, sickness, or vomiting. The ability to develop a taste aversion is considered an adaptive trait or survival mechanism that trains the body to avoid poisonous substances (e.g., poisonous berries) before they can cause harm.

Classified under Emotion
Definition contributed by MChen about one year ago.

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Tasks that are asserted to measure taste aversion

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NIH Toolbox Taste Intensity Test
  • generalized labeled magnitude scale (gLMS)
  

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User Discussion


"Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_aversion"
NPicchetti (about two years ago)

Term History

REVISION 3

Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:
occurs when the taste of a certain food is associated with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance; generally caused after ingestion of the food causes nausea, sickness, or vomiting. The ability to develop a taste aversion is considered an adaptive trait or survival mechanism that trains the body to avoid poisonous substances (e.g., poisonous berries) before they can cause harm.


REVISION 2

Definition contributed by BGregory about three years ago:
occurs when the taste of a certain food is associated with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance; generally caused after ingestion of the food causes nausea, sickness, or vomiting. The ability to develop a taste aversion is considered an adaptive trait or survival mechanism that trains the body to avoid poisonous substances (e.g., poisonous berries) before they can cause harm. (from Wikipedia)


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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about four years ago:
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