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Title
Social influences on eating / C. Peter Herman, Janet Polivy, Patricia Pliner, Lenny R. Vartanian.
ISBN
9783030288174 (electronic book)
303028817X (electronic book)
9783030288167
Published
Cham : Springer, [2019]
Copyright
©2019
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-28817-4 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-28
Call Number
GT2850 .H47 2019eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
394.1/2
Summary
This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a theory of normal eating that highlights social influences independent of physiological and taste factors. Among the topics discussed: Modeling of food intake and food choice Consumption stereotypes and impression management Research design, methodology, and ethics of studying eating behaviors What happens when we overeat? Effects of social eating Social Influences on Eating is a useful reference for psychologists and researchers studying food and nutritional psychology, challenging commonly held assumptions about the dynamics of food choice and intake in order to promote a better understanding of the power of social influence on all forms of behavior.
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Includes index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 20, 2019).
1. Introduction
2. A Theory of Normal Eating
3. Research Design, Methodology and Ethics
4. Modeling of Food Intake
5. Modeling of Food Choice
6. Consumption Stereotypes and Impression Management: Food Intake
7. Consumption Stereotypes and Impression Management: Food Choice
8. A Theory of Normal Eating - Reprise and Non-Social Examples
9. Social Comparison
10. What Happens When We Overeat?
11. Social Facilitation
12. Awareness of Social Cues
13. Effects of Social Eating
14. Concluding Remarks.
