The Necessity of Meaningful Categorization to Induce Persistent Devaluation Effects after Behavioral Inhibition in Go/No-Go Tasks

In three studies, the authors found short-term devaluation effects after behavioral inhibition. However, the persistence of the effect depends on meaningful stimulus categorization. A persistent effect was solely found when no-go responses were consistently paired with appetitive stimuli from a category one should usually avoid (e.g., unhealthy snacks).