Self-study
One's palate is to a great extent socially determined: that is, if we notice that a lot of people enjoy consuming a certain type of food, we will eventually come to like the food as well, once we have become accustomed to the food.
Summary
Our food preferences are influenced by those around us. We’re given a conditional statement that reinforces this idea:
If we see a lot of people eating a certain food, we will also eventually start to like that food.
Find or Complete the Application
We need to find the right application of the above principle. We’re looking for a situation where someone starts to like a food after seeing a lot of people around them eating it.
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a
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Wrong trigger. Maxine only saw one person eating pasta instead of many, so we can’t trigger our conditional statement.
b
Mike dislikes lima ██████ ███ ██ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ ███████ ████ ███ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ █████ █████
Wrong conclusion. We want a situation where someone likes a food after seeing a lot of people eat it, not one where they dislike a food after seeing people avoid it.
c
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George saw a lot of people eating pierogis and came to like them as well. We’re looking for a situation where someone likes a food after seeing others eat it, so this matches our principle.
d
Yolanda dislikes pickles ███████ ███ ███ ████████ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████████ █████ ████ ██████ ████████
Wrong conclusion. We want a situation where someone likes a food after seeing a lot of people eat it, not one where they dislike a food after seeing others eat it.
e
Sally found jalapeño ███████ ██ ██ ███ ███ ████ ███ █████ █████ █████ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ████ ███████ ███████████ ███████ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ ████ ██████████ ██ █████ ████████
Wrong conclusion. We don’t know if Sally enjoys eating peppers now. We just know that they don’t cause her discomfort.