Fig. 2From: Sensory expectations elicited by the sounds of opening the packaging and pouring a beverageResults of a recent study by Velasco et al. [32] demonstrating that people can discriminate whether a liquid is hot or cold on the basis of the auditory cues that can be heard when a drink is poured into a glass. Performance, while by no means perfect, is certainly much better than chance. (Figure reprinted with permission from [32].)Back to article page