Recent work on the relations between the two dimensions of social judgment, that is, warmth and competence, evidenced compensation such that a group seen more positively than another group on one dimension is seen less positively on the second. The authors examine the status of this compensatory relation by introducing a third dimension in the judgment context. Experiment 1 extends earlier work...

Attention is thought to play a key role in the computation of stimulus values at the time of choice, which suggests that attention manipulations could be used to improve decision-making in domains where self-control lapses are pervasive. We used an fMRI food choice task with non-dieting human subjects to investigate whether exogenous cues that direct attention to the healthiness of foods could ...

We connect probabilistic Action Systems and probabilistic CSP, inducing healthiness conditions for the probabilistic traces, failures and divergences of the latter. A probabilistic sequential semantics for pGCL [31] is “inserted underneath” an existing but non-probabilistic link between action systems and CSP. Thus the link, which earlier yielded the classic CSP healthiness conditions [34], is ...

For consumers with limited financial resources, both the total healthiness of the food product and the affordability are equally critical determinants in choosing basic food products. The application of fuzzy based methods enables a systematic selection of food products based on cost and nutrition factors considering subjective judgements and imprecise nature of decision inputs. In this study, ...

In this phase of rapid demographic change and low birth rate , coupled with an increasing life expectancy , the challenge for the future consists of being able to age in good health . European policies should therefore be aimed at promoting healthiness in the elderly and, although some CEE countries have introduced various projects and schemes, the majority are of a national or local nature and...

3 Slotted-Circus (Formal Definition) 10 3.1 Observational Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3.2 Required Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3.2.1 Accepted and Refused Events and Equivalent Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.2.2 Null Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Three studies show that product packaging shape serves as a cue that communicates healthiness of food products. Inspired by embodiment accounts, we show that packaging that simulates a slim body shape acts as a symbolic cue for product healthiness (e.g., low in calories), as opposed to packaging that simulates a wide body shape. Furthermore, we show that the effect of slim package shape on cons...

The aims of the present study were to study the effect of different carriers and enrichments on the perceived healthiness and willingness to try functional foods; and to evaluate the effect of age, gender and motives underlying food choice. Participants had to evaluate different functional food concepts and had to answer a food choice questionnaire. Results showed that carrier products had the ...

BACKGROUND Evolutionary psychology suggests that skin signals aspects of mate value, yet only limited empirical evidence exists for this assertion. OBJECTIVES We sought to study the relationship between perception of skin condition and homogeneity of color/chromophore distribution. METHODS Cropped skin cheek images from 170 girls and women (11-76 years) were blind-rated for attractiveness, ...