In the eye of the beholder: Visual biases in package and portion size perceptions

Appetite

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 450-457

  Ordabayeva, Nailya ^a   Chandon, Pierre ^b,c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN)   (France)

Author keywords

Portion size; Size estimation; Visual bias; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PORTION SIZE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISION; COST; DECISION MAKING; EATING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EATING; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PORTION SIZE; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84979520537     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.10.014     Document Type: Article

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