Detection Theory: A User's Guide is an introduction to one of the most important tools for the
analysis of data where choices must be made and performance is not perfect. In these …

Written by internationally recognized experts, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, Second Edition
provides a wealth of up-to-the-minute information on all aspects of the production of surimi …

Signal detection theory (SDT) sensory discrimination analysis using A-Not A with a two-step
rating is an efficient approach to in-house sensory quality management in the food industry …

Links between individual sweetness perception and sugar intake have been previously
explored, with highly contrasting results. The current study aims to test individual-based …

Tetrad testing is theoretically more powerful than Triangle testing, yet the addition of a fourth
stimulus raises questions–it is possible that the addition of a fourth stimulus places such an …

Accumulating psychophysical evidence suggests substantial individual variability in
oral/taste sensitivity to non-esterified, long-chain fatty acids (NEFA), which is commonly …

In the food industry, overall discrimination tests are used with untrained/naïve consumer
subjects to compare multiple test stimuli against a fixed reference, such as a company's gold …

To investigate more flexible methods for measuring overall sensory differences, the
performance of three nonattribute‐specified difference test methods was compared using …

Interest in the Tetrad test as an alternative to the Triangle test is growing as theoretical
results indicate that the Tetrad test has relatively high power for an unspecified method. But …

Currently, numerous attempts are made to increase the perceived saltiness of food without
adding more NaCl. In the present study, a method based on a reminder design and signal …