From this research, it is clear that the right prime can cause children to make healthier food choices. The cognitive prime of healthy foods did not cause children to significantly choose the apple slices over French fries.
The study was conducted over four consecutive Wednesday lunches where each child was given the choice between apple slices and French fries from a fast food restaurant. During week two, an effective prime of six admirable people was presented to children. In the third week, a cognitive prime of healthy foods was shown, and children were asked if the food was healthy or not.
Getting children to make healthy choices at fast food restaurants can be a daunting task. With fast food restaurants offering up healthier choices, we wanted to see if priming children would cause them to change their eating behavior. We hypothesized that using cognitive or affective knowledge as a prime would cause them to make healthier eating choices.
With fast food restaurants offering up healthier choices, we wanted to see if priming children would cause them to change their eating behavior. In the third week, a cognitive prime of healthy foods was shown, and children were asked if the food was healthy or not. From this research it is clear that the right prime can cause children to make healthier food choices.
The study was conducted over four consecutive Wednesday lunches where each child was given the choice between apple slices and French fries from a fast food restaurant. During week two, an effective prime of six admirable people was presented to children. In the third week, a cognitive prime of healthy foods was shown, and children were asked if the food was healthy or not.
Getting children to make healthy choices at fast food restaurants can be a daunting task. With fast food restaurants offering up healthier choices, we wanted to see if priming children would cause them to change their eating behavior. We hypothesized that using cognitive or affective knowledge as a prime would cause them to make healthier eating choices.
With fast food restaurants offering up healthier choices, we wanted to see if priming children would cause them to change their eating behavior. In the third week, a cognitive prime of healthy foods was shown, and children were asked if the food was healthy or not. From this research it is clear that the right prime can cause children to make healthier food choices.