After eating a large piece of chocolate cake, you take a drink of your soda and find that it no longer tastes sweet. This is an example of:

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Cross-adaptation occurs when the sensory receptors responsible for one taste (in this case, sweetness from the chocolate cake) become less sensitive to a similar taste (the sweetness of the soda), making the soda taste less sweet after eating something that is very sweet.

After Eating a Large Piece of Chocolate Cake, You Take