When a food with a high positive incentive value is readily available, we eat until we are satiated by that specific taste, which is termed:
A) the cafeteria diet effect.
B) sensory-specific satiety.
C) food abundance.
D) incentive consumption.

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Sensory-specific satiety refers to the phenomenon in which the appeal of a particular taste decreases as we consume more of it, leading to satiety and decreased intake of that specific taste. This explains why we may be able to eat a large amount of one type of food at one time, but become less interested in it as we continue to eat it.

When a Food with a High Positive Incentive Value Is