The effect of heightened awareness of observation on consumption of a multi-item laboratory test meal in females

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 163, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-135

  Robinson, Eric ^a   Proctor, Michael ^a   Oldham, Melissa ^a   Masic, Una ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Demand characteristics; Eating behaviour; Energy intake; Experimenter effects; Laboratory methods; Observer effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF OBSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MEAL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST MEAL; THREE-FACTOR-EATING-QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EATING; EMOTION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EMOTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LUNCH; SNACKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966703633     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.044     Document Type: Article

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