Read “Dining in the Dark” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Thesis Identify Spence and Piqueras-Fiszman’s thesis statement.
2. Sources The authors include a number of references to scientific studies. How do these references affect your reaction to their analysis? How do they affect the overall tone of the selection?
3. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: empathic (para. 3), counterintuitive (6), hedonic (9), olfactory (16), and gustatory (16). Refer to your dictionary as needed.