Using stop signals to reduce impulsive choices for palatable unhealthy foods

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 354-368

  Veling, Harm ^a   Aarts, Henk ^a   Stroebe, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874982177     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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