Recent theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence have suggested that biased
cognitive processing is an important contributor to unhealthy behaviour. Approach bias …

With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

Gamification is often equipped with the promise to increase motivation and performance.
However, research explaining which gamification design elements are effective and the …

The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the effectiveness and candidate mechanisms of
action of psychological interventions which aim to either (a) improve the capacity for self …

Over the past decade, an increasing number of studies have shown that the performance of
specific actions (eg, approach and avoidance) in response to a stimulus can lead to …

Recent evidence has demonstrated that bias modification training has potential to reduce
cognitive biases for attractive targets and affect health behaviours. The present study …

The present review first summarizes results from prospective brain imaging studies focused
on identifying neural vulnerability factors that predict excessive weight gain. Next, findings …

Executive functions (EFs) are hypothesized to play a role in the development and
maintenance of obesity due to their role in self-regulatory processes that manage energy …

Dual-process models integrate deliberative and impulsive mental systems and predict
dietary behaviours better than deliberative processes alone. Computerised tasks such as …

Past meta-analyses of the effects of priming on overt behavior have not examined whether
the effects and processes of priming behavioral or nonbehavioral concepts (eg, priming …