Figure 1

The effect of quiet (45–55 dB) and loud (75–85 dB) background noise on rated sweetness, saltiness, and liking in Woods et al.’s study, relative to the silent baseline condition (Experiment 1). Note that a negative value indicates a lower level than baseline and a positive value a higher level. Error bars = 2 SEM. (Figure reprinted from Woods et al. [3]).