APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Effects of Culture on Taste Preferences

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Biological/Neuroscience

  • Alana Alves
    Brandeis University
  • Maddie Dolins
    Brandeis University
  • Alex Sheehan
    Brandeis University
  • Don Katz
    Brandeis University
  • Angela Gutchess
    Brandeis University

Abstract

Previous research has found that North Americans prefer similar ingredient pairings and East Asians prefer dissimilar ingredient pairings. This study further examines which aspects of culture, such as self-identification as independent or interdependent, underlie differences in taste preferences across cultures.

Cross-Cultural or Ethnic Studies

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