MEAL OR SNACK? 1 Running head: FOOD PERCEPTION AND HUNGER Is This a Meal or Snack? Environmental Cues or Timing that Drive Food Intake
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Whether a person perceives an eating occasion as a meal or a snack could influence what and how much they eat. Participants who were assigned to eating conditions that were associated with meal cues (table settings of ceramic plates, silverware, cloth napkins) ate more food compared to those presented with snack cues (paper plates and napkins). The amount they ate was mediated by whether they saw the situation as a meal or a snack. In addition, the results were most pronounced among participants who were hungry. Possible implications for those findings were discussed.
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