The irrepressible Michael S. asked:
I can remember reading about a study where some subjects ate
peanuts (unshelled) and some subjects ate peanuts but they had
to take the shells off.The conclusion was that those subjects who
had to take the shells off ate less than the other subjects.
Stephen Black said:
The nuts were not peanuts but almonds, Schacter said he did the study
with Lucy Friedman, presumably his graduate student at the time, and
the results appeared as unpublished data without reference.
That matches my recollection as well. I suspect that the type of nut may
Stanley Schachter, late 60s-early 70s. Either in an article in
_Science_ or in his book, _Obesity, emotionality, and crime_ (also late
60s-early 70s.) May have co-authored w/ Rodin or Rozin. DKH
David K. Hogberg, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Albion College, Albion MI 49224
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Schacter, S., and L.N. Friedman 1974 The effects of work and cue prominence on eating behavior. Pp. 1114 in Obese Humans and Rats, S. Schachter and J. Rodin, eds. Potomac, Md.: Earlbaum Associates.
Jon
===Jon MuellerProfessor of PsychologyNorth Central College30 N. Brainard
Thanks, Jon. I _knew_ there was another book besides _Obesity,
emotionality, and crime_. That's a long time ago, eh?DKH
David K. Hogberg, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Albion College, Albion MI 49224
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Actually the study involved peanuts shelled and unshelled and normal versus
overweight subjects. I don't have the reference handy but you might try those
search words;
I don't think pistachios as as easy to shell.
What theoretical reason is motivating your extension of the original study?
I can remember reading about a study where some subjects ate
peanuts (unshelled) and some subjects ate peanuts but they had
to take the shells off.The conclusion was that those subjects who
had to take the shells off ate less than the other subjects.
Does anyone have the reference for this?
I
this is some kind of punk'd (candid camera show), isn't it?
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, michael sylvester wrote:
I can remember reading about a study where some subjects ate
peanuts (unshelled) and some subjects ate peanuts but they had
to take the shells off.The conclusion was that those subjects who
Scachter
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I can remember reading about a study where some subjects ate
peanuts (unshelled
