Sounds and Snacks

Switch on the Classical and Jazz if you’re trying to eat healthy!  Motoki and colleagues probe links between sounds heard and food preferences.  They found that when “participants rated their preferences for each of several options (healthy savoury, indulgent savoury, healthy sweet, indulgent sweet) while listening to one of four music genres (Jazz, Classical, Rock/Metal, and Hip-hop). The results of the two experiments consistently demonstrated that the effects of background music on food preferences were dependent on the interaction between…

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