PROMPTING ONE LOW‐FAT, HIGH‐FIBER SELECTION IN A FAST‐FOOD RESTAURANT
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 21 (2), 179-185
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1988.21-179
Abstract
Evidence increasingly links a high-fat, low-fiber diet to coronary heart disease and certain site cancers, indicating a need for large-scale dietary change. Studies showing the effectiveness of particular procedures in specific settings are important at this point. The present study, using an A-B-A-B design and sales data from computerized cash registers, replicated and extended previous work by showing that inexpensive prompts (i.e., signs and fliers) in a national fast-food restaurant could increase the sales of salads, a low-fat, high-fiber menu selection. Suggestions also are made pertinent to more widespread use of the procedures.Keywords
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