The moderating role of state inhibitory control in the effect of evaluative conditioning on temptation and unhealthy snacking

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-142

  Haynes, Ashleigh ^a   Kemps, Eva ^a   Moffitt, Robyn ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluative conditioning; Food intake; Inhibitory control; Temptation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; EXPERIENCE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUNGER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STOP SIGNAL TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE; TRAINING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVE; EATING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; IMPULSIVENESS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DRIVE; EATING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SNACKS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942787165     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.020     Document Type: Article

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