Elisa Becker
@elisabecker.bsky.social
Thought experiment! Can you add a tiny bit of a vegetable you really hate to a soup you really like (🥦+🍜) and still eat the soup? What about a tiny bit of human meat (🦵🏻+🍜)? Is it different?
Find out why in my new paper👇🏻(yes, the trigger warning is appropriate)
Find out why in my new paper👇🏻(yes, the trigger warning is appropriate)
New paper from @elisabecker.bsky.social, looking at different reasons that people may reject plant-based and animal-based foods, from distaste to disgust. Really interesting, but be careful with the images if you have a gentle disposition... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Disgust and distaste – Differential mechanisms for the rejection of plant- and animal-source foods
People may reject foods due to distaste (an affective reaction to undesirable sensory properties) or disgust (an emotive response to the idea of what …
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May 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thought experiment! Can you add a tiny bit of a vegetable you really hate to a soup you really like (🥦+🍜) and still eat the soup? What about a tiny bit of human meat (🦵🏻+🍜)? Is it different?
Find out why in my new paper👇🏻(yes, the trigger warning is appropriate)
Find out why in my new paper👇🏻(yes, the trigger warning is appropriate)
Reposted by Elisa Becker
I am very excited to be able to share with you all possibly my proudest academic achievement to date: Elisa and I have been on the winning team for @oxprimarycare.bsky.social Christmas party group costume competition for three years running.
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December 12, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I am very excited to be able to share with you all possibly my proudest academic achievement to date: Elisa and I have been on the winning team for @oxprimarycare.bsky.social Christmas party group costume competition for three years running.
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