Apetite Flashcards
What are individual differences in appetite?
States and traits
Epigenetics
Genetics
What are the three theories of over eating ?
Externability- external and interval signals motivate someone to eat
Obese = responsive to external
Restraints - we have body concerns and adapt intake to not gained weight. Interact with cues and put up barriers. Can lead to eating disorders
Emotional - eating because sad or negative emotions. Trying to distract yourself
How do we measure attention to food?
Dot probe - respond faster where food was
Stroop - slow colour naming for food
Is attentional bias stronger for people who are hungry when ?
Normal eater
Not for obese
Who are those most likely to over eat?
External eaters
Emotional eaters
Those on diets
What is the abhorrent attention in obesity ?
Notice food cues even when not hungry
Increase emotional response to food cues
Stronger approach tendencies
Overeating
How do we reduce over eating ?
Mindfulness - help control impulsive responses to food cues
What does the portion size tell us ?
How much we should eat
Refillable soup bowl
What do we expect high energy dense foods to be?
Less filling
So we eat more
What does the prenatal eating (mennella) suggest?
Recognise tastes when born
What are the two theories of expectation influence and liking?
Assimilation theory- experience closer to expectation when no pre evaluations
Contrast effect - when expected and senses are different causes decrease in liking
If you have memory for food what does it have on eating?
Decreases over eating
What did Higgs say about thinking about recently eaten food?
Decreases intake on next episode
What did Oldham suggest about eating?
If distracted eat more
How do we reduce overeating?
Increasing attention to experience of eating
Slowing down eating rate
Discouraging distractions
