Influence Of Body Type On Food Choices Flashcards
1
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Main Findings
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- social influence on food consumption
- people eat more when other people do so as well
- moderated by body type of other -> when other is thin bigger portion compared to other obese -> smaller portion
- anchoring & adjustment process
2
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Moderating factors
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ASE -> appearance self-esteem
- low ASE leads to a stronger effect, high ASE no significant difference between thin & fat companion
Cognitive load influences the effect of ASE
- > low cognitive load -> ASE works -> rely on descriptive norms (“what most others do”)
- > high cognitive load -> ASE has no influence -> rely on injunctive norms (“ what one should do”)