APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Do College Students Experience Loss Aversion to Time Spent Eating or with Friends?
- Sara O'Donnell
University at Buffalo SUNY - Leonard Epstein
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Abstract
Loss aversion refers to the fact that people are more motivated to avoid losing something than they are to gain something of equal value. This could apply to changes in eating in obesity, as obese people may resist losing access to favorite foods or friends by changing their eating patterns.
Judgment and Decision Making
