Restrained eaters preserve top-down attentional control in the presence of food.
Appetite
; 58(3): 1160-3, 2012 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22429881
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the attentional control of restrained eaters when exposed to food. Restrained (N=55) and unrestrained eaters (N=56) completed a color word Stroop task. Top-down attentional control was assessed by adaptation effects (the Stroop effect is smaller when the previous trial is an incongruent color word than a congruent color word). Adaptation effects differed between restrained and unrestrained eaters according to the type of background image presented (high-fat food vs. non-food). Specifically, in restrained eaters adaptation effects did not differ as a function of image. In contrast, adaptation effects in unrestrained eaters were not observed with high-fat food. Motivation to either approach or avoid food may explain these differences.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Controles Informais da Sociedade
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Aprendizagem da Esquiva
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Dieta
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appetite
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido