Along the lines of Mike Palij's recent post, Suparna Rajaram (currently at Stony Brook) was on a Psychological Science paper ~10 years ago looking at whether amnesiacs would eat multiple meals in a row if they were offered them (I think they did).
(And Lexa Logue was delightful when I spent a summer at Stony Brook :) Patrick -- Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [email protected] >>> On 9/24/2009 at 11:44 AM, "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
