Psychological influences of animal-themed food decorations
Psychological influences of animal-themed food decorations
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动物主题食品装饰的心理影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.09.004
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Ueda Kazuhiro
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作者:
Takahashi Kohske;Fukuda Haruaki;Watanabe Katsumi;Ueda Kazuhiro
Food appearance influences the food’s perceived value. It is paradoxical that animal-shaped foods (e.g., animal crackers) are popular and widely accepted among consumers, given that foods with an animal likeness usually elicit emotional disgust and avoidance behaviors. We experimentally tested the psychological influences of animal-themed food decorations. Participants evaluated their willingness to eat chocolate,kamaboko(a Japanese processed seafood product), andsashimion which pictures of animals had been painted. We found that the perceived value of food did not improve by adding animal-themed decorations. In fact, the decoration drastically reduced the value of the foods actually made from animals (i.e.,kamabokoandsashimi). The model analyses further confirmed that the psychological influences of animal-themed food decorations partly depended on whether the food was of animal origin or not. Furthermore, animal pictures with stronger animacy (i.e., realism) enhanced the negative influences of these decorations on the willingness to eatkamabokoandsashimi. These results together suggest that animal-themed food decorations do not enhance the value of food per se, perhaps because they emphasize the resemblance of foods to animals and thereby increase emotional disgust.
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
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作者:
Charlene Elliott
通讯作者:
Charlene Elliott
DOI:
10.1108/17473611011065809
发表时间:
2010
期刊:
Young Consumers: Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers
影响因子:
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作者:
Valérie;Gilles Brougère;N. Boireau
通讯作者:
N. Boireau
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
P. Pliner;M. Pelchat
通讯作者:
M. Pelchat