The social facilitation of eating. A review

Appetite

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-73

  Herman, C Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eating; Pre meal planning; Social facilitation; Time extension

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EATING; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL RECORD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

DIET RECORDS; EATING; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HUNGER; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; MEALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921520290     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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