When you are pouring yourself a glass of wine, are you aware of how much you are actually pouring into your glass? Do you think you’re pouring yourself the standard serving? Or does the amount in your glass fluctuate depending…
Tag: psychology
Environmental Context Determines Self-Administered Alcohol Consumption Rates in Rats
Clinical research indicates that environmental context plays a very important role in altering individual responsiveness to addictive drugs. For example, traumatic life experiences have been shown to be associated with the development of a drug addiction, or a relapse back…
Does Perceived Healthiness of Wine Increase Frequency of Consumption?
As a result of the obesity epidemic, people are starting to take notice and be more aware of the healthiness of the foods they consume on a daily basis. Studies have found that foods that consumers perceive as healthy will…
Sweet Wine Preference: The New Personality Test?
This week wraps up with a short and sweet (pun intended) article looking at personality traits and dietary preferences in humans, specifically whether or not a preference for sweet tastes in white wines dictates the type of personality one expresses.…