Exposure Makes the Heart Grow Less Fond

The Effects of Exposure to Palatable Foods on the Subsequent Attention Processing of Food Cues

Bibliographic Data

ID4229003
AuthorsKelly Geyskens (0000-0002-1447-5133, Maastricht University, The Netherlands,), Barbara Soetens (Lessius University College, Belgium), Arne Roets (0000-0001-5814-1189, Ghent University)
Year2010
Volume15
Issue2
Pages230-238
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105309348807
PMID20207666
OpenAlexW2007005602
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

Prior research has provided conflicting evidence on the question of whether exposure to food temptations directs attention towards or away from food cues. In this study, the effects of exposure to food temptations on attention processing were investigated using an exogenous cueing paradigm. The results show that exposure to food temptations led participants to direct their attention away from food cues. This effect was found after exposure to pictures of food as well as real food temptations. These findings suggest that food temptations activate a tendency to avoid food stimuli, regardless of the restraint and disinhibition levels of the participants

Developmental psychology · Disinhibition · Food choice · Obesity · Unhealthy food · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology