Habituation of salivation and motivated responding for food in children.

摘要: Repeated presentation of food cues results in habituation adults, as demonstrated by a decrement salivary responding that is reversed presenting new cue adults. Food reinforced behavior animals shows the same pattern responding, with decrease to obtain food, followed recovery when presented. The present study assessed whether children would show presented for both salivation and reinforcement tasks. Subjects were assigned one two groups differed trial stimulus was ensure specific introduction stimulus. In task, subjects provided repeated olfactory presentations cheeseburger apple pie stimulus, while task worked opportunity consume cheeseburger, work consumption pie. showed immediate on increased their energy intake over 30% These are consistent general process theory motivation suggests changes may be due part habituation.