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Henning’s taste tetrahedron

an arrangement to represent four putative primary tastes: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. These basic tastes are at the apices of the tetrahedron; a combination of two qualities, such as salty–bitter (e.g., the taste of potassium chloride), are along the edges,;and tastes combining three qualities, such as salty–sweet–bitter (e.g., the taste of sodium saccharin), are on the faces. The tetrahedron is hollow because Henning believed no chemical could generate all four basic tastes. [proposed in 1927 by Hans Henning]

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November 28th 2024

fatigue effect

fatigue effect

a decline in performance on a prolonged or demanding research task that is generally attributed to the participant becoming tired or bored with the task. The fatigue effect is an important consideration when administering a lengthy survey or test in which participants’ performance may worsen simply due to the challenges of an extended task.