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Subjects rated the taste of solution-soaked filter paper over time. Adaptation was complete for all compounds at most concentrations. The course was exponential and the same for all conditions. Adaptation was not the result of stimulus loss. The filter-paper technique allows a greater stability of stimulus than other techniques, hence complete adaptation.
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McBurney, D. H., & Clendenning, K. Unpublished observations, University of Pittsburgh, 1973.
Cussler, E. L. Personal communication, October 1977.
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Gent, J.F., McBurney, D.H. Time course of gustatory adaptation. Perception & Psychophysics 23, 171–175 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03208298
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