TASTE SENSITIVITY AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE IN OBESE AND NORMAL WEIGHT SUBJECTS
TASTE SENSITIVITY AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE IN OBESE AND NORMAL WEIGHT SUBJECTS
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DOI:
10.1037/h0032924
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
HIRSCH, J
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作者:
GRINKER, J;SMITH, DV;HIRSCH, J
Used a criterion-free method (2-alternative forced choice) to study differences between 39 obese and 13 normal adults. No differences were found in detectability for sucrose between obese and normal Ss or among obese Ss differing in age at onset of obesity. The decision criterion for sucrose (measured by a yes-no procedure) of both obese and normal Ss was uninfluenced by the addition of a tasteless, red vegetable dye. However, in another experiment, using a magnitude estimation procedure, all Ss rated red suprathreshold solutions of sucrose more sweet than clear solutions. There were no differences in the psychophysical magnitude functions between the groups. Obese Ss were not more susceptible to the biasing influence of color than were normal Ss. Findings are discussed in relation to current theories of obesity.(20 ref.)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)