Abstract
Consumption of and/or abstinence from substances with a high reward value (e.g. heroin, marijuana, alcohol, nicotine, certain foods) are associated with cognitive biases for information related to the substance. Such cognitive biases are important since they may contribute to difficulties in controlling intake of the Substance. We examine cognitive biases for stimuli related to food. For the first time, we concurrently employ and compare five conceptually distinct measures of cognitive bias (dot probe, emotional Stroop, recognition, EAST, explicit attitudes). Contrary to expectations from current theory, the relation between the cognitive measures was weak and evident only in certain Subsets of the Population ample, as defined by gender and emotional-, restrained- and external-eating characteristics of our participants. We discuss some methodological implications of our finding. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons. Ltd.
| Translated title of the contribution | Comparing measures of cognitive bias relating to eating behaviour |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 936 - 952 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Applied Cognitive Psychology |
| Volume | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Nutrition and Behaviour
- Physical and Mental Health