Analyze the Following Study According to the Criteria Set by Your

question 38

Short Answer

Analyze the following study according to the criteria set by your instructor:
A study from the University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School suggests, says psychologist David
E.Schotte, coauthor of the study, "that dieters have to learn to cope with stresses and emotional upsets in order to lose weight." Fifteen women who were frequent dieters and fifteen who dieted infrequently were all given a premeasured bag of popcorn, and then saw scenes from Halloween.After the screening, each bag was collected and reweighed.The habitual dieters ate more than twice as much popcorn as did the women who dieted infrequently.-Adapted from Sally Squires in the Washington Post

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Definitions:

Healthful Concept

A healthful concept pertains to ideas or practices that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive bias in decision making where the likelihood of an event is estimated based on how closely it resembles the typical case.

Thinking Strategy

Techniques or methods applied to solve problems, make decisions, or generate creative ideas more effectively.

Existing Prototype

A preliminary model of something from which other forms are developed or copied.