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CLEP Intro to Educational Psychology Exam Prep

Category - CLEP Intro Educational Psychology

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Kevin is our years old. When his mother serves him food he has never seen or tasted before, he refuses to eat it. He loves familiar foods with mild flavor such as mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese. What concept does this illustrate?
  1. Hedonism
  2. Expectancy-value theory
  3. Universal motives
  4. Food neophobia
Explanation
Answer: D - Food neophobia is the universal tendency for humans to prefer familiar foods to novel foods. Individuals vary in their degree of neophobia and this tendency decreases with experience in trying new foods. Neophobia stems from an innate motivation for survival. Early humans needed protection from poisonous or otherwise dangerous foods. Today, neophobia can prevent people from making healthier diet choices.
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