PSY4111 - Høst 2015

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Students should have taken the bachelor course in health psychology, or read these two references.

Ogden, J. (2004). Health psychology: A textbook (3rd ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Armitage, C. J., & Conner, M. (2000). Social cognition models and health behaviour: A structured review. Psychology & Health, 15(2), 173-189.

The first part of this course (August/September) deals with general principles of human motivation and self-regulation, from theory to application.

For this part, we recommend the following two handbooks as a basis.

Vohs, K. D., & Baumeister, R. F. (Eds.). (2011). Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications. Guilford Press.

Moskowitz, G. B., & Grant, H. (Eds.). (2009). The psychology of goals. Guilford Press.

However, all pdfs of chapters and articles used in the course are also provided on the fronter page of the course.

The second part (Oct/Nov) deals with the social psychology of food. For this part, the following texts might be relevant (subject to approval by course coordinator). As for part 1, all mandatory articles and chapters will be provided on Fronter.

Nutrients, Staples, and Cuisines

Belasco, W. (2008). Food. The key concepts. Oxford: Berg.

Pages 1-34 (Chapters 1 & 2)

Rozin, P. (2007). Food and eating. Chapter in: S. Kitayama & D.Cohen (eds.). Handbook

of Cultural Psychology, pp. 391-416. New York: Guilford.

Pages 391 – 396 (Start – The biological food system), 400 – 406 (Culture and Biology: –

Food Socialization)

Food and Identity

Belasco, W. (2008). Food. The key concepts. Oxford: Berg.

Pages 35-53 (Chapter 3)

Nemeroff, C., & Rozin, P. (1989). You are what you eat: Applying the demand-free

impressions technique to an unacknowledged belief. Ethos, 17, 50-69.

Miller, L., Rozin, P., & Fiske, A. P. (1998). Food sharing and feeding another person

suggest intimacy; two studies of American college students.

Disgust from Biology to Morality

Rozin, P. (2007). Food and eating. Chapter in: S. Kitayama & D.Cohen (eds.). Handbook

of Cultural Psychology, pp. 391-416. New York: Guilford.

Pages 396 – 400

Chapman, H. A., & Anderson, A. K. (2013). Things rank and gross in nature: A review

and synthesis of moral disgust. Psychological Bulletin, 139, 300 – 327.

Regulation of eating and weight: Homeostasis vs. Goals, Dieting,

Obesity

Papies, E.K. (2012). Goal priming in dieters: Recent insights and applications. Current

Obesity Reports, 1, 99–105.

Stroebe, W., van Koningsbruggen, G. M., Papies, E. K., & Aarts, H. (2013). Why most

dieters fail but some succeed: A goal conflict model of eating behavior. Psychological

Review, 120, 110-138.

Social determinants of eating: Persuasion & marketing

Chandon, P., & Wansink, B. (2011). Is food marketing making us fat? A multi-disciplinary review. Foundations and Trends in Marketing, 5, 113-196.

Harris, J. L., Bargh, J. A., & Brownell, K. D. (2009). Priming effects of television food advertising on eating behaviour. Health Psychology, 28, 404-413.

Publisert 18. aug. 2015 12:18 - Sist endret 18. aug. 2015 12:18