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A Computer Vision System for the Assessment of Ice Cream Melting Behavior
Published on: October 4, 2024
Dividing a fixed portion into more pieces leads to larger portion size estimates of JELL-O squares
Jenna L Scisco1, Charlene Blades, Melissa J Zielinski
1Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Abstract:
How visual qualities of a food impact perceptions of the amount of food present and consumed have been studied. Previous research has investigated many factors affecting these perceptions, including the height of a glass, the size of a serving bowl, and other food intake cues. We investigated how the number of pieces a serving is divided into impacts perceptions of the amount of food present and consumed. Results indicate that dividing a fixed portion into a greater number of pieces leads people to perceive a greater amount of food in the serving.
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