Psychology of Eating

Full course description

Whether we eat, and how much we eat, is not just a mere consequence of the presence or absence of hunger and satiety hormones. Psychological processes too have powerful influences on eating behaviour. During this course, you will learn about a wide variety of these psychological influences. We will cover questions such as: Why do we like certain foods and dislike others? How does our social environment affect our eating behaviour? Why do we eat more from larger plates? How does our brain respond to the sight of tasty food? Why do some people overeat whereas others don’t? What are eating disorders?