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Direct linkKrista Rompolski; Michael A. Pascoe – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Anatomy with human dissection may help to develop respect for the human body and professionalism; however, dissection may worsen students' attitudes about body weight and adiposity. The purpose of this study was to measure weight bias among Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students enrolled in gross anatomy and determine if, and how the experience…
Descriptors: Human Body, Laboratory Procedures, Body Weight, Bias
Geier, Andrew B.; Rozin, Paul – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2009
College students estimated the weight of adult women from either photographs or a live presentation by a set of models and estimated the calories in 1 of 2 actual meals. The 2 meals had the same items, but 1 had larger portion sizes than the other. The results suggest: (a) Judgments are biased toward transforming the example in question to the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Models, Visual Aids
