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After spending the afternoon baking cookies, Craig call the family in for a taste test. They were already at the door as the smell filtered throughout the house. Craig was the only family member not able to smell the cookies as he had been baking them. What sensation concept would explain this? His daughter, Maggie, had a cold and was disappointed that she found she couldn't taste them. What would explain this? His wife, Kim, smelled two different cookies and was certain she detected a different level of sweetness between the two. What would explain this? Please use applicable terms and explore them as you answer.

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michell96

The fact the Craig who cooked the cookies could not perceive the smells is explained by the concept of olfactory fatigue. In the case of Maggie, the concept that explains her situation is temporary anosmia. Finally, the concept that explains a different olfactory perception in the case of Kim is olfactory perception.

The smell is one of the five senses humans and most animals have. This sense allows us to perceive odors. Moreover, this is a complex smell because:

  • It influences other senses including taste.
  • It can vary from person to person.
  • It can be reduced or limited because of different factors.
  • It comprises multiple physical processes inside the body.

Based on this, let's explain Craig, Maggie, and Kim situation:

Craig:

Craig could not perceive the smell after he had been baking the cookies. This is explained by Olfactory fatigue that means one smells stops being perceived after a long exposition to the smell.

Maggie:

Maggie could not taste the cookies because she has a cold. This is known as temporary anosmia or the temporary impossibility to perceive odors. This situation occurs because smell influences taste and because she cannot smell due to the cold she cannot taste the cookies.

Kim:

Kim is able to perceive diffences in the sweetness of different cookies. This is caused by the olfactory perception that includes a set of mechanisms to perceive not only different smells but to recognize different intensities of the same smell.

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