Playing 'Tetris' reduces the strength, frequency and vividness of naturally occurring cravings

Appetite

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-165

  Skorka Brown, Jessica ^a   Andrade, Jackie ^a   May, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food craving; Intervention; Motivation; Sensory imagery; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; STRENGTH; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EATING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRAVING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895770943     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.01.073     Document Type: Article

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