APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Ethnicity and Food Craving Is Associated with Perceived Intensity of Sweet and Fatty Solutions
- Marvin Morgan
San Diego State University - Paul Wheeler
San Diego State University - Conner Frank
San Diego State University - Murphy Claire
University of California, San Diego - Murphy Claire
SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology - Murphy Claire
San Diego State University
Abstract
Subjects tasted and rated 30 solutions. Subjects were categorized based on their High or Low Food Craving. High Craving Hispanics rated solutions with high concentrations of fat and sucrose as significantly less intense than Low Craving Hispanics. Subjects' craving status and ethnicity interact to influence their hedonic ratings.
Perception
