Beauchamp has done some interesting research on the development of preference for salt in infants and young children.
You might like Paul Rozin and others' work on disgust For example The child's conception of food: the development of food rejections with special reference to disgust and contamination sensitivity. By: Fallon, April E.; Rozin, Paul; Pliner, Patricia. Child Development, Apr84, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p566, 10p; Good luck Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Dennis M. Goff Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Randolph College (Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1891) Lynchburg VA 24503 dg...@randolphcollege.edu -----Original Message----- From: gaddy...@umn.edu [mailto:gaddy...@umn.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:22 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Psychological research involving food A collegue recently shared the following study with me: http://www.smallplatemovement.org/doc/big_popcorn_buckets.pdf She and I are both thinking of trying to create an assignment related to this article in our statistics courses (e.g., an assignment where students discuss and critique the design and methods used this study). Michelle On Sep 24 2009, Britt, Michael wrote: >I'm noodling with an idea and I was wondering if anyone in tips land >can help. Do you recall any research studies involving food in any way? > >Thanks, > >Michael > > >Michael Britt >mich...@thepsychfiles.com >www.thepsychfiles.com > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > -- Michelle Everson, Ph.D. Quantitative Methods in Education Department of Educational Psychology University of Minnesota gaddy...@umn.edu http://www.tc.umn.edu/~delma001/CATALST/ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)