Can a toy encourage lower calorie meal bundle selection in children? a field experiment on the reinforcing effects of toys on food choice

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Reimann, Martin ^a   Lane, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARIZONA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; TOY; CALORIC INTAKE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85009396583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169638     Document Type: Article

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