Diet Success Flashcards
Who conducted research into attention paid to food when dieting?
Redden 2008: 22 fruit jelly beans, enjoyment rated, at end indicate how easy flavours were to distinguish, similar of bean, repetitiveness of task, variety perceived. Specific flavour labels made people enjoy food more
What conclusion can be drawn from Redden’s research?
attention paid to food prevents boredom, focussing on the meal’s details brings more enjoyment
What is the cognitive-behavioural model?
Ogden 2000: dieter needs to hold beliefs: cog = believe weight loss is possible because gain is due to low self-esteem, motivation for personal reasons (to look good). Behavioural: small successes in dieting positively reinforce, weight loss believed to be causes by effort
What evaluative points can be made about the cognitive behavioural model?
weigh loss maintainers: more likely to use a psychological model (consequences of obesity: depression), less blame on biology = model support but beta bias: research on females generalised to men
What study supports the cognitive behavioural model?
Rodin 1977: when beliefs about cause of obesity used as motivation diets are more succesful
What IDA points can be made about the success of dieting?
nature vs nurture (does positive thinking matter if biologically you are unable to lose weight?), free will vs determinism: is our weight predetermined or do we have control over it?
