Eating - factors influencing attitudes to food and eating

Question 1

2 factors

Answer 1

Early learning and experience, mood (including stress)

Question 2

Birch (classical conditioning)

Answer 2

rewarding eating with positive adult attention was effective in changing food preference

Question 3

Birch and Marlin

Answer 3

2 year old children were introduced to novel foods over a 6 week period - one food presented 20 times, one 10 times, one 5 times and one remained novel - direct relationship between exposure and food preference

Question 4

Birch (social learning)

Answer 4

over 4 consecutive days, children sat next to others with different food preferences - watching a peer enjoying a food led to changes in food preference

Question 5

Garg

Answer 5

Participants watching the sad film ate 28% more popcorn than those watching the happy film

Question 6

Naloxone

Answer 6

A drug which blocks the endorphin receptor site - reduces food intake, particularly sweet foods and suppresses thoughts about food

Question 7

Connor

Answer 7

Looked at people who were external eaters - found a positive correlation between daily hassles and snacking