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Attentional and Approach Biases for Food Cues in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals

Siegfried, Lisa A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1272660402

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2010, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
Few studies have examined eating behavior using the incentive-habit theory of addiction. The current study examined the relationship between eating behavior, incentive learning theory, and incentive-habit theory. A sample of undergraduate students completed two computer tasks. A matrix task was used to assess the participants’ ability to attend to food-related pictorial cues, and a stimulus-response compatibility task measured the participants’ tendency to approach food-related pictorial cues. Participants were also asked to complete a demographic questionnaire and the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI). Height and weight for each participant was also measured for body mass index (BMI) calculations. Results evaluated the effect of BMI on EDI results and reaction times for an attentional task and an approach task. A general discussion considers the two competing theories as possible explanations for the increase of obesity in the United States.
Alicia Doerflinger, PhD (Advisor)
Christopher Klein, MA (Committee Member)
45 p.
Psychology
eating behavior; addiction; eating

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  • Siegfried, L. A. (2010). Attentional and Approach Biases for Food Cues in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1272660402

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Siegfried, Lisa. Attentional and Approach Biases for Food Cues in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals. 2010. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1272660402.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Siegfried, Lisa. "Attentional and Approach Biases for Food Cues in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1272660402

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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