What causes us to overeat Une surprising factor might be the

Last updated: 6/29/2023

What causes us to overeat Une surprising factor might be the material of the plate on which our food is served Williamson Block and Keller 2016 gave n 68 participants two donuts each and measured the amount of food that was wasted by each participant In an independent samples design participants received their donuts either on a disposable paper plate or on a reusable plastic plate Data like those observed by the authors are listed below Paper Plate Grams of Wasted Food Grams of Wasted Food 37 35 34 36 40 34 33 39 Step 1 H 0 H Paper Plastic Step 2 Use 05 one tailed Step 3 Test the hypothesis that participants who received donuts on a paper plate wasted more food than participants who were served donuts on a plastic reusable plate Use a 05 one tailed Show all steps part of the steps have already been given fill in the blanks or make your own changes Paper Plastic Plate p T Step 4 Reject Accept the null hypothesis 34 31 36 30 34 33 37 29 Plastic 0