Attentional biases towards familiar and unfamiliar foods in children. The role of food neophobia

Appetite

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-225

  Maratos, Frances A ^a   Staples, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional biases; Children; Familiar and unfamiliar foods; Food neophobia; Novelty

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD NEOPHOBIA; FRUIT VEGETABLE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPHOBIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; PHOBIA; RECOGNITION; STANDARDS; VEGETABLE; VISION;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VEGETABLES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84928721956     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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