Interference of the End: Why Recency Bias in Memory Determines When a Food Is Consumed Again

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1466-1474

  Garbinsky, Emily N ^a   Morewedge, Carey K ^b   Shiv, Baba ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

judgment and decision making; memory interference; portion size; recency effects; sensory specific satiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; STATISTICAL BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PLEASURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904357264     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614534268     Document Type: Article

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