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Search. Do food labels alter food preference? Descriptive words to describe an apple such as ‘healthy and succulent’, or ‘succulent and healthy’ increase the likelihood of being selected as a dessert instead of chocolate. The results show

Research associate Dr James Reynolds, working with Professor Theresa Marteau and Dr Mark Pilling at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit, set out to test one set of promising approaches for

This seminar will explore the proposition that efforts to plan a response to climate change are largely stuck, having been driven by conventional economic thinking and over-stated engineering optimism about ... It challenges widely held assumptions about

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Changes in the micro-structure of drinking (e.g. sip size) may be important in driving the effect of glass shape on drinking speed, and future studies, powered to test these

Search. publications. Altering environment, stimuli and apparatus to change behaviour. The BHRU carried out a systematic scoping review of empirical evidence, and related conceptual material, to identify the effects of choice architecture

Search. How acceptable are pricing policies for changing behaviour? . How acceptable people find different interventions to reduce alcohol consumption varies depending on the type of intervention and its effectiveness. While our study found

Search. What causes people to underestimate calories in food? Healthier fruits and vegetables frequently feature on packaging for foods high in fat and sugar. These pairings can lead to calorie underestimates (Chernev (2011) The Dieter’s paradox).

Search. Do cognitive resources in childhood predict teenage behaviour? . Cognitive resources encompass abilities including IQ and processes involved in planning, monitoring, and revising goal-directed behaviour (e.g., impulsivity). Looking at data

Price is a critical element of the environment shaping behaviour, but our results suggest the evidence for using economic instruments to promote dietary and physical activity is less compelling and more ... Economic Instruments for Population Diet and