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The social facilitation of eating or the facilitation of social eating?
- Source :
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Journal of Eating Disorders . 4/27/2017, Vol. 5, p1-5. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- People eat more when they eat in groups. Various explanations have been offered for this "social facilitation" of eating. We consider these explanations and find most of them wanting, especially insofar as they do not take into account the increased per capita provision of food when people eat together. We suggest that people often prefer to eat in groups precisely because it offers them an opportunity to overindulge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *GROUP facilitation (Psychology)
*FOOD habits
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20502974
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122809708
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-017-0146-2