large portion of popcorn to eat whilst watching TV. They were randomized to receive one of four v... more large portion of popcorn to eat whilst watching TV. They were randomized to receive one of four versions of a study information sheet to manipulate beliefs about what would happen to the leftover food. The information sheet suggested that the study food would be saved, wasted or neutral control information was provided. We predicted that participants would consume more food if they believed that leftover food would be wasted. Results showed that participants in the 'food will be wasted' condition consumed more popcorn than those in the control condition (69.1kcal difference, d ¼-.55). Moreover, the extent to which participants believed that the food would be wasted positively predicted food intake. The results of the present study suggest that concerns about food waste may promote increased energy intake.
According to the elaborated-intrusion theory of desire, strategies that load visual working memor... more According to the elaborated-intrusion theory of desire, strategies that load visual working memory will reduce cravings. According to the grounded cognition theory of desire, cravings will be reduced with mindfulness-based decentering strategies that encourage individuals to see their thoughts as thoughts. However, decentering strategies also tend to load visual working memory making it difficult to test the latter prediction. This study addressed this issue by matching visualization across decentering and guided imagery tasks. Male and female participants (n = 101) underwent a chocolate craving induction before listening to a 4-min audio recording that guided them to (a) decenter from their thoughts and feelings, (b) engage in visualization, or (c) let their mind wander. Participants reported on chocolate craving before and after the craving induction and following the 4-min recording. They also provided retrospective reports of craving during the recording, reported on the extent ...
large portion of popcorn to eat whilst watching TV. They were randomized to receive one of four v... more large portion of popcorn to eat whilst watching TV. They were randomized to receive one of four versions of a study information sheet to manipulate beliefs about what would happen to the leftover food. The information sheet suggested that the study food would be saved, wasted or neutral control information was provided. We predicted that participants would consume more food if they believed that leftover food would be wasted. Results showed that participants in the 'food will be wasted' condition consumed more popcorn than those in the control condition (69.1kcal difference, d ¼-.55). Moreover, the extent to which participants believed that the food would be wasted positively predicted food intake. The results of the present study suggest that concerns about food waste may promote increased energy intake.
According to the elaborated-intrusion theory of desire, strategies that load visual working memor... more According to the elaborated-intrusion theory of desire, strategies that load visual working memory will reduce cravings. According to the grounded cognition theory of desire, cravings will be reduced with mindfulness-based decentering strategies that encourage individuals to see their thoughts as thoughts. However, decentering strategies also tend to load visual working memory making it difficult to test the latter prediction. This study addressed this issue by matching visualization across decentering and guided imagery tasks. Male and female participants (n = 101) underwent a chocolate craving induction before listening to a 4-min audio recording that guided them to (a) decenter from their thoughts and feelings, (b) engage in visualization, or (c) let their mind wander. Participants reported on chocolate craving before and after the craving induction and following the 4-min recording. They also provided retrospective reports of craving during the recording, reported on the extent ...
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