food - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co Bringing psychology studies to life Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://i0.wp.com/reflectd.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Reflectd-Books_H4-e1719817178628.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 food - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co 32 32 89556574 Rituals Make Food More Tasty and Decrease Consumption https://reflectd.co/2013/08/05/the-power-of-rituals-on-eating-behaviors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-rituals-on-eating-behaviors Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:58:00 +0000 http://reflectd.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/the-power-of-rituals-on-eating-behaviors/ Rituals have throughout human history been enacted to mark life events. Rituals are systematized sequences of behaviors that prepare us for something to happen, and they often include repeated and unusual behaviors. They influence how people experience what comes next (Vohs et al., 2013). Rituals are enacted in a variety of events such as sport events, academic […]

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]]> 158 Multitasking Reduces Taste Perception and Increases Food Consumption https://reflectd.co/2013/08/04/multitasking-reduces-taste-perception-and-increases-food-consumption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=multitasking-reduces-taste-perception-and-increases-food-consumption Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:42:00 +0000 http://reflectd.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/multitasking-reduces-taste-perception-and-increases-food-consumption/ Van der Wal & van Dillen (2013) emphasize that people in modern Western societies devote less and less attention to their meals. This fact is supported by reports that have shown that we eat about half of our meals in front of a television. When we watch television and eat food simultaneously (multitasking), it reduces taste perception, […]

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]]> 162 Study: Your Self-Concept Influences Your Product Choices https://reflectd.co/2013/05/28/self-concept-influences-your-product-choices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-concept-influences-your-product-choices https://reflectd.co/2013/05/28/self-concept-influences-your-product-choices/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 19:15:00 +0000 http://reflectd.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/good-or-bad-food-the-role-of-culture-in-taste-evaluation/ Taste evaluation is not solely based on the objectivity of food, such as the biological and innate preferences for special flavors etc. Individual and cultural differences in food preferences illuminate the role of subjectivity in taste evaluation. According to the self-congruity theory, consumers pick products that are congruent with their self-concepts, i.e. a collection of beliefs about […]

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]]> https://reflectd.co/2013/05/28/self-concept-influences-your-product-choices/feed/ 0 245 How Tryptophan Affects the Mind https://reflectd.co/2013/03/31/how-tryptophan-affects-the-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-tryptophan-affects-the-mind https://reflectd.co/2013/03/31/how-tryptophan-affects-the-mind/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:00 +0000 http://reflectd.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/the-power-of-food-on-psychological-disorders/ What is tryptophan? There is increasing evidence that the amino acid tryptophan influences the brain in a number of positive ways. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which in turn produces the neurotransmitter serotonin, and serotonin is thought to have a positive effect on both depression and sleep disturbances (insomnia). Click here to […]

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