Labels on food products can lead to unwarranted inferences: organic and fair-trade products are perceived as containing fewer calories. This effect is described in the literature as the health halo effect. In this thesis, we argue that an affective misattribution mechanism can partially explain this effect. We present 11 studies testing empirically this hypothesis.Among our main results, we show that this effect still occurs even if participants did not mention that they used the label in their evaluation (Study 3) and when they are under cognitive load, hindering a deliberate reasoning (Studies 4 and 5). By using an affective misattribution procedure, we also show that when a neutral stimulus is preceded by an organic label (vs. a control ...
The purpose of this research project was to study the ways in which nutrition labels, sensory experi...
Véritables gages pour le consommateur, les labels alimentaires s'affichent partout et sont tellement...
Two experiments are reported that examined consumers' perceptions of food package labels where healt...
Labels on food products can lead to unwarranted inferences: organic and fair-trade products are perc...
Les labels présents sur les emballages (e.g., « bio », « commerce équitable ») peuvent pousser les i...
International audienceSpecific attributes of a food product can cause it to be spontaneously but wro...
Specific attributes of a food product can cause it to be spontaneously but wrongly perceived as heal...
Individuals perceive organic food as being healthier and containing fewer calories than conventional...
This contribution investigates the role of food product attributes on consumer choices focusing on d...
People in developed countries have access to healthier food options. However, there is also an incre...
International audienceFrench public authorities encourage front of the pack nutrition labels on food...
The purpose of this research project was to study the ways in which nutrition labels, sensory experi...
Véritables gages pour le consommateur, les labels alimentaires s'affichent partout et sont tellement...
Two experiments are reported that examined consumers' perceptions of food package labels where healt...
Labels on food products can lead to unwarranted inferences: organic and fair-trade products are perc...
Les labels présents sur les emballages (e.g., « bio », « commerce équitable ») peuvent pousser les i...
International audienceSpecific attributes of a food product can cause it to be spontaneously but wro...
Specific attributes of a food product can cause it to be spontaneously but wrongly perceived as heal...
Individuals perceive organic food as being healthier and containing fewer calories than conventional...
This contribution investigates the role of food product attributes on consumer choices focusing on d...
People in developed countries have access to healthier food options. However, there is also an incre...
International audienceFrench public authorities encourage front of the pack nutrition labels on food...
The purpose of this research project was to study the ways in which nutrition labels, sensory experi...
Véritables gages pour le consommateur, les labels alimentaires s'affichent partout et sont tellement...
Two experiments are reported that examined consumers' perceptions of food package labels where healt...