- You have acquired deep knowledge of psychological mechanisms that explain eating behaviour (FQ 2.1, 2.3, 2.4).
- You are able to recognize forces that lead unhealthy eating habits, and to analyze these forces in relation to different theoretical perspectives (FQ 2.1, 2.3, 2.4)..
- You are able to critically evaluate empirical research on eating behaviour (FQ 2.5, 5.1).
- You are able to develop an approach to change people's unhealthy eating habits (FQ 2.4, 2.6, 5.1).
- You are able to communicate this approach in a well-structured and convincing presentation (FQ 5.4).
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During this course eating behaviour will be discussed from various psychological perspectives. The emphasis will be on cognitive, and brain processes that influence eating behaviour, and on ways to change people’s eating habits effectively. Topics that will be addressed are the influence of advertising, people’s social and physical environment, the brain reward system, and diet cognitions in determining eating behaviour. One central question during this course is why it is so difficult for many people to eat healthily despite their strong intentions to do so. Apart from acquiring theoretical knowledge, you will be asked to think critically about new effective ways to change people’s eating behaviour, and to apply scientific insights to promote healthy eating behaviour.
This course connects to sustainable development goals (SDG) '3: Good Health and Well-being' and '12: Responsible Consumption'
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Psychology students admitted to year 2.
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- Presentation.
- Written exam.
- The grade for each of these tests components needs to be 5,51 or higher to pass the course. In case the course is not passed, partial grades will not be valid for the next year.
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Corethemes are admissible for Radboud Psychology students only. Further information: see Course enrolment in the General Information section.
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