A Systematic Investigation of Calorie Perception Accuracy and its Application in Experimental Research

Dielle Horne

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

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Abstract

Eating disorder and obesity rates are increasing, and treatment efficacy for these conditions is poor. Here, I examined accuracy and predictors of calorie estimation performance, to evaluate whether stimulus choice and participant selection affects the measurement of processes underpinning eating behaviours. I demonstrated that despite overall poor calorie estimation accuracy, certain food images and participant factors (namely, dieting status, considering healthiness, calorie knowledge and BMI status) predicted better calorie estimation accuracy. Food image findings were applied to the investigation of automatic action tendencies, a paradigm dependent on veridical calorie perception. These findings provide practical guidance for researchers investigating eating behaviours.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Bell, Jason, Supervisor
  • Palermo, Romina, Supervisor
  • Neumann, Markus, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date7 Dec 2020
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2020

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