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Sensory-Specific Satiety (SSS)

A sensory hedonic phenomenon refers to the declining satisfaction generated by the consumption of a certain type of food and the consequent renewal in…

Sensory-Specific Desires (SSDs)

SSDs can be described as a general desire for certain tastes (e.g., sweet, salty, or fatty foods) and an intrinsic motivation to eat a…

Sensory-Specific Appetite

Sensory-specific appetite refers to the appetite for food being cued through smell (Boesveldt, 2016).

Sensory-Perceptual Process (SPP)

The transformation of physiological sensory stimulus (sight, sound, smell, taste) into meaningful information that is informed by cognitive (i.e., memory/decision making), behavioral (i.e., habits),…

Sensory Signals

Internal or external events have a signaling significance to an organism and subsequently affect learning and behavior. Sensory signals (sometimes referred to as “cues”)…

Sensation

The process by which we receive information from the environment (Wozniak, 2011),.

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