Eating Behaviour

Question 1

Theories of Eating Behavioir

Answer 1

1. Cognitive Model
2. Developmental
3. Weight Concern

Question 2

Shepherd + Farleigh (1986)

Answer 2

Attitude > subj norms for table salt use

Same for diet fat intake

Question 3

Axelson et al (1983)

Answer 3

Fast food restau

Question 4

Shifter + Ajzen (1985)

Answer 4

Perceived behavioural control for weight loss

Question 5

Povey et al (2000)

Answer 5

Perceived behavioural control for healthy eating

Question 6

Honkanenet et al (2005)

Answer 6

Past behaviour and habit for seafood consumption

Question 7

Wong + Mullan (2009)

Answer 7

Past behaviour and habit for eating breakfast and consumption of sweetend drinks

Question 8

Birch + Marlin (1982)

Answer 8

Neophobia. 2 yo 20/10/5/0 exposures

Question 9

Williams et al (2008)

Answer 9

Accumulative

Question 10

Busick et al (2008)

Answer 10

Parents purchase vegetable

Question 11

Birch et al (1998)

Answer 11

Neophobia increases with age

Question 12

Kalat + Rotin (1973)

Answer 12

Learned safety

Question 13

Duncker (1983)

Answer 13

Models hero

Question 14

Birch (1980)

Answer 14

Peas vs carrots

Question 15

Salvy et al (2008/7)

Answer 15

Cookies

Overweight

Question 16

Pearsons et al (2009)

Answer 16

Parents breakfast

Question 17

Klesges et al (1991)

Answer 17

Parents watching

Question 18

Wardle (1995)

Answer 18

Health child > mother

Question 19

Radnitz et al (2009)

Answer 19

Media 2x air time unhealthy

Question 20

Halford et al (2004)

Answer 20

Lean/overweight/obese watch food/nonfood advert

Question 21

Birch et al (1980)

Answer 21

Associative Learning

+ve vs neutral adult attention fold preference in children

Question 22

Hollands et al (2011)

Answer 22

Experimental study
Impact of pairing images of snack foods with potential negative health consequences such as obesity or u healthy snack
Aversive images
Resulted in negative implicit attitudes to snack

Question 23

Dovey (1996)

Answer 23

Methodological differences

Question 24

Field et al (1999)

Answer 24

Magazine perfect shape

Question 25

Waller et al (1992)

Answer 25

Acute exposure to media images for a few mins increased body size distortion in those with anorexia, bulimia and pregnant women compared to neutral images

Question 26

Martin + Kennedt (1993)

Answer 26

Social Comparison Theory

Question 27

Hall + Brown (1982)

Answer 27

Anorexia mothers > dissatisfaction

Question 28

Thompson et al (1988)

Answer 28

High/low preload and taste test. Amount eaten weighed.

Restrained ate fewer calories in both high/low preload than unrestrained

Question 29

Sysko et al (2007)

Answer 29

Dieters eat same as unrestrained

Question 30

Herman + Mack (1975)

Answer 30

Suggests that restraint actually leads to overeating. Self-control processes undermined by stressful events, disinhibition of eating is more likely to occur.
“What the hell” effect = person thinks they may as well continue eating now they have started

Question 31

Ogden (2015)

Answer 31

Dieters ate more after walking compared to watching TV and socialising compared to non-dieters

Question 32

Polivy + Herman (1999)

Answer 32

Pass/fail cognitive task and gave food either ad libitum or controlled.

Attributes more of their distress to their EB than task failure
Dieters may overeat as a way of shifting responsibility for their negative mood from uncontrollable aspects of their lives to EB