Table 1 Group characteristics and attribute descriptive statistics as a function of plate colour, plate shape, and participant gender (n = 48)
From: Plate shape and colour interact to influence taste and quality judgments
Variable | White round | White square | Black round | Black square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Â | Â | Â | Â |
n (N = 27) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Age (years) | 20.50 (2.20) | 20.50 (2.20) | 21.44 (5.48) | 20.50 (3.70) |
Sweetness (%) | 77.50 (10.60) | 55.04 (13.24) | 49.46 (13.60) | 63.31 (10.35) |
Intensity (%) | 77.87 (14.38) | 38.37 (20.05) | 47.49 (21.12) | 50.81 (20.60) |
Quality (%) | 82.62 (21.78) | 70.30 (20.50) | 66.61 (18.98) | 70.43 (18.95) |
Liking of sample (%) | 85.48 (24.38) | 70.09 (24.62) | 71.92 (12.42) | 87.50 (8.34) |
Hunger (%) | 44.27 (16.71) | 53.43 (22.24) | 45.88 (19.08) | 65.32 (26.75) |
Liking in general (%) | 85.93 (11.60) | 59.81 (19.20) | 71.15 (21.31) | 77.96 (19.98) |
Female | Â | Â | Â | Â |
n (N = 21) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Age (years) | 23.67 (6.77) | 20.75 (0.96) | 19.67 (2.52) | 27.63 (13.00) |
Sweetness (%) | 68.37 (18.27) | 59.41 (7.04) | 55.38 (16.83) | 51.21 (17.24) |
Intensity (%) | 72.96 (21.44) | 58.33 (20.03) | 45.70 (21.28) | 50.94 (24.37) |
Quality (%) | 93.01 (9.52) | 68.95 (7.32) | 61.82 (5.13) | 87.37 (9.10) |
Liking of sample (%) | 87.99 (13.64) | 77.28 (23.84) | 76.52 (14.03) | 86.63 (18.47) |
Hunger (%) | 30.01 (29.28) | 56.32 (31.18) | 42.65 (7.83) | 38.64 (32.62) |
Liking in general (%) | 96.33 (4.69) | 81.18 (16.87) | 78.49 (7.11) | 91.47 (14.00) |
Total | N = 48 | Â | Â | Â |