Sean Hingston
Sean Hingston is a researcher and first author of the 2020 Food Quality and Preference paper on idealized prototypes and misshapen produce.
Who they are
The work of Sean Hingston reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Idealized Prototype.
Key papers
Hingston, S. T., & Noseworthy, T. J. (2020). On the epidemic of food waste: Idealized prototypes and the aversion to misshapen fruits and vegetables. Food Quality and Preference, 86, 103999. What it reports: Prototype theory; three studies; people with direct experience of growing produce saw low-aesthetic-beauty items as more prototypical, less disgusting and more desirable.
Key ideas
Idealized Prototype: The mental picture of a typical fruit or vegetable, which tends to lean toward beauty.
Sources
- Hingston, S. T., & Noseworthy, T. J. (2020). On the epidemic of food waste: Idealized prototypes and the aversion to misshapen fruits and vegetables. Food Quality and Preference, 86, 103999.