Leo is two years old. His parents notice that he is highly reluctant to try any unfamiliar foods, particularly bitter-tasting vegetables, preferring sweet fruits and fatty spreads instead. His mother also noticed that after Leo became ill once after eating a specific type of mild cheese, he completely refused to touch that cheese again.
With reference to Leo, outline the evolutionary explanation of food preferences.
Outline one limitation of the evolutionary explanation of food preferences.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Explanations for food preferences with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 20 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
