On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:08:03 -0700, MichaelBritt 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?
A couple of points: (1) There seems to be a growing literature on false memory and food, possibly prompted by the Scientific American Frontiers episode where Beth Loftus induced in Alan Alda the false memory of having been made sick as child from eating eggs; see: http://www.pbs.org/saf/1402/segments/1401-4.htm and http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1785 A search of PsycInfo produces the following hits/articles and I have to admit loving the title of the first one: Laney, C., Morris, E. K., Bernstein, D. M., Wakefield, B. M., & Loftus, E. F. (2008). Asparagus, a love story: Healthier eating could be just a false memory away. Experimental Psychology, 55(5), 291-300. doi:10.1027/1618-3169.55.5.291 Bernstein, D. M., & Loftus, E. F. (2009). The consequences of false memories for food preferences and choices. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4(2), 135-139. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01113.x Geraerts, E., Bernstein, D. M., Merckelbach, H., Linders, C., Raymaekers, L., & Loftus, E. F. (2008). Lasting false beliefs and their behavioral consequences. Psychological Science, 19(8), 749-753. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02151.x Laney, C., Kaasa, S. O., Morris, E. K., Berkowitz, S. R., Bernstein, D. M., & Loftus, E. F. (2008). The red herring technique: A methodological response to the problem of demand characteristics. Psychological Research/Psychologische Forschung, 72(4), 362-375. doi:10.1007/s00426-007-0122-6 Scoboria, A., Mazzoni, G., & Jarry, J. L. (2008). Suggesting childhood food illness results in reduced eating behavior. Acta Psychologica, 128(2), 304-309. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.03.002 Klaczynski, P. A. (2008). There's something about obesity: Culture, contagion, rationality, and children's responses to drinks "created" by obese children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 99(1), 58-74. doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2007.08.005 Bernstein, D. M., Laney, C., Morris, E. K., & Loftus, E. F. (2005). False memories about food can lead to food avoidance. Social Cognition, 23(1), 11-34. doi:10.1521/soco.23.1.11.59195 Ferraro, F. R., & Olson, L. (2003). False memories in individuals at risk for developing an eating disorder. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 137(5), 476-482. (2) I haven't seen anyone mention Alexandra "Lexa" Logue yet so I'll give her a plug. Rumored to be B.F. Skinner's last graduate student, her research area has been on self-control and specifically on eating and drinking. Lexa joined the faculty at Stony Brook while I was there as a graduate student and I had only a "Hi, how are ya" in the psych building halls type of relationship. She has gone on to become somewhat well known and even has her own website: http://www.awlogue.com/about_author.htm Part of her fame comes from being the author of the book "The Psychology of Eating and Drinking", currently in its third edition; see: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415950090/qid=1093404257/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-7093605-9460050?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 or http://tinyurl.com/y9yba2u Lexa went into university administration (as detailed in her bio on her website) and is currently some upper level muckity-muck admin with a ridiculuously long title (at least it was last I checked) at the "Central Office" of the City University of New York (CUNY). In addtion to her writings I am pretty sure that she has taught courses on the psychology of eating and drinking. She is an experimental psychologist and may be able to provide info on how she has taught it or give other pointer. I would say use my name if you do contact her but I doubt that she remembers who I am. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
