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The effect of short‐term fasting on processing of food cues in normal subjects
Author(s) -
Chan Shelley,
Hayward Andrew
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199007)9:4<447::aid-eat2260090411>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - stroop effect , psychology , term (time) , developmental psychology , audiology , cognition , neuroscience , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
The effect of food deprivation on the selective processing of food‐ and body‐size‐related information was investigated using a modified version of the Stroop task. Fasting subjects were slower than controls in color‐naming food‐related words but not body‐size‐related words. This interference effect was found for both males and females. The findings could not be explained in terms of other variables and appeared to be a reflection of current concern with food and eating produced by the food deprivation.