The pull of the past: when do habits persist despite conflict with motives?

Neal (2011) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · Read the paper

Habitual cinema popcorn eaters ate equal amounts of stale and fresh popcorn, minimally influenced by hunger or liking, only in the cinema (Study 1) and only with the dominant hand (Study 2); weaker-habit participants ate according to liking.

Habitual cinema popcorn eaters ate equal amounts of stale and fresh popcorn, minimally influenced by hunger or liking, only in the cinema (Study 1) and only with the dominant hand (Study 2); weaker-habit participants ate according to liking.

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doi:10.1177/0146167211419863. Abstract read: habitual cinema popcorn eaters ate equal amounts of stale and fresh popcorn, minimally influenced by hunger or liking, only in the cinema (Study 1) and only with the dominant hand (Study 2); weaker-habit participants ate according to liking.