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Assanand, Sunaina; Pinel, John P. J.; Lehman, Darrin R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Suggests that students' preconceptions about hunger and eating are inconsistent with contemporary theories. These theories assert that among adequately nourished individuals, hunger occurs because of pleasurable expectations of eating rather than energy deficits. Maintains that instructors should discuss the incompatibility of these preconceptions…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Eating Habits, Food, Higher Education