Cognitive schemas: How can we use them to improve children's acceptance of diverse and unfamiliar foods?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages

  Pliner, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary variety; Food neophobia; Novel foods; Schema; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; DIET RESTRICTION; FLAVOR; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPHOBIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULUS; TASTE PREFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38949142950     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508892446     Document Type: Article

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