Biased attentional processing of food cues and modification in obese individuals

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1391-1401

  Kemps, Eva ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Hollitt, Sarah ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Cognitive bias modification; Dot probe task; Food cues; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; RESPONSE TIME; ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUES; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925945945     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000069     Document Type: Article

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