Does approach bias modification really work in the eating domain? A commentary on Kakoschke et al. (2017)

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 77, Issue , 2018, Pages 293-294

  Becker, Daniela ^a   Jostmann, Nils B ^b   Holland, Rob W ^b  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance training; Cognitive bias modification; Self control; Unhealthy food consumption

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APPROACH AVOIDANCE TRAINING; BIAS MODIFICATION TRAINING; COGNITION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NOTE; SMOKING; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS; EATING; HUMANS;

EID: 85013498509     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.02.025     Document Type: Note

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