Micolle Ann C.

Iya
B.A. Psychology III-B

October 25, 2016

Prof. Gino A. Cabrera

Experiment No.
VARIATION: GUSTATORY SENSITIVITY
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
To determine which area of the tongue is most sensitive to a certain type of taste.
To determine the effect of smell on taste.
APPARATUS
Sugar, lemon, toothpick, salt quinine
PROCEDURE
Imagine the tongue is divided into six areas: the tip, the area immediately next to the tip,
the middle, the sides, and the back. Blindfold S. With the aid of the toothpick, E places a sample
of the stimulus on the selected area of the tongue of the subject. Instruct S to report the taste that
is sensed. Note what stimulus was used in the areas of application. Record the time of response.
Rinse the mouth after each trial. Make forty trials for each of the selected areas. Bitter
taste should be the last because it tends to linger. The second part of the experiment is conducted
in the same manner as the first, but this time with Ss nose plugged with cotton or is instructed to
refrain from sniffing the process of tasting. All the stimuli should be in powder form except the
stimulus for sour taste (lemon).
SUBJECT
The subject is Raymond E. Cada, a male; 20 years old and a 3 rd year B.A. Psychology
student at Southern Luzon State University.

RESULTS

Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

2.48
1.66
1.67
1.42
1.47
2.15
1.25
1.85
1.71
1.35

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
3.17
1.87
2.10
1.15
2.20
1.32
1.93
1.52
1.92
1.46
7.59
1.38
1.48
2.20
1.38
1.40
2.10
1.43
1.26
1.03
1.03
2.99
1.87
1.18
2.35
1.46
1.35
1.25
1.19
1.59
1.46
1.99
1.33
1.82
1.89
1.22
1.56
1.25
1.61
1.04

Back
2.93
2.37
7.67
1.46
1.09
1.70
2.26
2.14
1.64
1.77

SWEET (without cover)

SOUR
Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1.91
2.03
1.49
1.46
1.49
1.63
2.91
1.98
1.99
1.40

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
1.67
1.52
2.30
0.92
1.91
1.44
1.38
0.87
1.90
1.72
1.06
1.11
1.41
1.38
1.02
1.03
1.40
1.24
1.31
1.31
1.53
1.20
1.18
1.06
1.18
1.31
1.06
1.09
1.71
1.38
1.06
0.96
2.38
1.84
1.02
0.97
1.43
1.53
1.38
1.03

Back
3.02
1.80
2.83
1.13
1.80
1.26
1.24
3.39
1.36
1.33

SALTY
Trials

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Tip

Middle

2.99
1.69
1.29
1.62
1.83
2.68
2.25
1.89
1.55
2.02

2.80
1.63
1.00
1.80
3.37
2.49
2.38
2.60
1.42
2.21

Tip

Middle

1.84
2.16
1.53
1.50
1.39
1.98
1.73
1.32
2.25
1.56

1.80
2.39
1.42
2.68
1.37
2.75
1.38
2.31
1.60
1.29

BITTER
Trials

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Near the Tip
Sides
Left
Right
2.49
1.55
1.16
1.44
4.68
1.32
1.38
1.31
1.50
1.73
1.29
1.28
2.24
1.58
1.62
1.18
1.90
2.80
1.31
1.02
1.63
1.55
1.85
1.48
2.24
1.23
1.82
1.65
1.30
1.31

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Near the Tip
Sides
Left
Right
1.07
1.80
1.31
1.56
2.54
0.92
1.52
1.73
1.11
1.68
1.34
0.96
1.53
1.19
1.22
1.80
1.51
1.48
1.55
1.36
1.09
1.20
1.42
1.35
1.51
1.38
1.88
1.66
0.94
0.76

Back
2.96
7.61
2.57
2.37
1.72
1.41
1.53
3.28
1.02
1.24

Back
2.12
5.48
4.65
1.16
2.44
2.95
1.19
1.10
1.46
1.92

SWEET (with cover)

Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1.30
1.73
1.46
1.42
1.22
1.43
1.94
1.08
0.90
0.65

SOUR
Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1.06
1.22
1.26
1.21
1.23
1.64
1.28
0.94
1.04
0.94

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
1.21
1.20
1.24
1.78
1.65
1.75
1.42
0.99
1.09
1.79
2.55
1.98
2.34
2.26
1.39
1.34
1.50
2.36
1.07
1.33
0.96
1.67
1.46
2.00
1.46
1.76
1.65
2.05
1.46
2.31
1.56
1.31
1.29
1.14
1.46
2.69
1.40
1.39
1.46
1.28

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
1.77
1.07
1.08
1.42
1.76
0.98
1.10
1.25
1.43
1.33
1.62
1.19
1.34
1.46
1.91
1.71
1.19
1.61
1.01
1.47
1.19
1.02
2.05
1.32
1.57
1.18
1.41
1.49
1.69
1.21
1.26
1.37
0.98
1.21
1.29
1.47
1.40
0.94
1.62
1.98

Back
1.54
1.56
1.62
2.74
2.25
1.72
1.73
1.08
1.31
1.31

Back
1.59
2.08
1.22
1.60
1.48
0.99
1.87
1.50
1.13
1.88

SALTY
Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

2.17
1.46
1.54
2.57
1.58
1.22
2.13
1.48
1.35
1.13

BITTER
Trials
Tip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

2.00
1.21
1.60
1.36
1.28
1.39
1.26
1.08
1.89
1.98

DISCUSSIONS
REFERENCES

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
2.67
3.10
1.46
2.46
1.68
1.32
2.14
1.39
1.58
1.84
1.82
1.28
1.68
1.41
1.92
0.73
1.27
1.19
1.75
1.57
1.57
2.65
1.36
1.88
1.29
1.40
1.22
1.30
2.24
1.01
1.74
5.71
3.18
1.71
1.39
1.74
2.13
1.62
1.55
1.03

Reaction Time (Areas of the Tongue)

Middle
Near the
Sides
Left
Right
Tip
1.57
1.52
1.31
1.84
2.23
1.76
1.40
1.56
2.05
2.20
1.43
1.55
1.79
1.67
1.14
1.05
1.28
2.00
1.83
1.40
1.98
1.55
1.76
1.61
1.47
1.74
1.87
1.24
1.46
1.28
2.20
0.84
1.63
1.32
1.81
4.07
1.56
1.36
1.31
0.81

Back
3.67
1.45
1.97
1.62
1.75
3.82
1.98
1.83
1.84
1.72

Back
2.65
0.84
1.49
1.45
1.19
1.55
1.88
1.52
1.61
1.88