Modification of Caloric Intake in Anorexia Nervosa: An Experimental Analysis
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 32 (1), 75-78
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1973.32.1.75
Abstract
The effects of feedback, reinforcement, and increased food presentation on caloric intake were sequentially examined in an experimental single-case design with an anorexia nervosa patient. Although feedback on weight and a point-reinforcement system for weight gains led to increased consumption, augmenting the amount of food presented in combination with feedback and reinforcement resulted in the most dramatic change in caloric intake.Keywords
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