Suggesting childhood food illness results in reduced eating behavior

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-309

  Scoboria, Alan ^a   Mazzoni, Giuliana ^b   Jarry, Josée L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; False belief; Food preferences; Suggestion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CULTURE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUGGESTION;

EID: 44549083809     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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