AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 Flashbook

Explanations for food preferences: Evolutionary — multiple choice questions 1 A food preference being ‘adaptive’ means it: (a) Is flexible. (b) Promotes survival. (c) Is disadvantageous. 4 An example of a taste aversion is: (a) Salt. (b) Sweetness. (c) Bitterness. 7 Neophobia these days: (a) Is adaptive. (b) Ensures a balanced diet. (c) Restricts dietary variety. 2 Preference for fat is adaptive because it: (a) Contains sugar. (b) Is high in calories. (c) Tastes bitter. 5 Humans have a greater preference for high-fat foods: (a) During times of stress. (b) In the summer. (c) At weekends. 8 It is difficult for evolutionary theories to explain: (a) Why bitterness aversion is adaptive. (b) PROP insensitivity. (c) Why preference for fat is adaptive. 3 Neophobia is: (a) Innate. (b) Learned. (c) Neither. 6 Amajor influence ignored by evolutionary explanations is: (a) Genes. (b) Taste aversion. (c) Culture. Answers 1B 2B 3A 4C 5A 6C 7C 8B Possible extended writing questions: • Outline and evaluate one evolutionary explanation for food preferences. [AL = 16] • Discuss the evolutionary explanation for food preferences. Refer in your answer to neophobia and taste aversion. [AL = 16] 84 Topic 6: EaTing BEhaviour