Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. Daniel Goldstein, cognitive psychologist, talks about how individuals can make smarter choices for their future.
One of the most well-known and consistent findings in the field of eating behavior is the devaluation effect in food. According to this effect the motivational value of food is lower during satiety compared to fasting. In other words individuals value the…
Health psychologist Jonathan Bricker explains how individuals can modify their behavior to achieve their health goals.
Is physical activity connected with fruit and vegetable intake? The answer is “yes” according to a recent study. Many causes of morbidity and mortality are influenced highly by behaviors such healthy nutrition (such intake…
What is self control and how important is it in our everyday life? Dan Ariely, a renown behavioral scientist talks about self control and the difference between our long term goals and our short term actions.
Several self-control theories indicate that one of the most important determinant of behavior toward high-energy density foods is the elicitation of motor impulses (the unintentional tendency to move) towards these…