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  • Participants with high reward sensitivity who were  shown food-related advertisements felt a stronger  

  • urge to eat and subsequently consumed more food  compared to when they were shown neutral ads

  • In the context of our pizza craving, if  you're a person with high reward sensitivity,  

  • seeing an advertisement for a delicious, cheesy  pizza can stimulate your reward system. This  

  • stimulation triggers an approach motivationmeaning you feel a strong desire or urge to  

  • seek out and consume that pizza. The image  of the pizza acts as an environmental cue,  

  • signaling a potential reward. What's particularly powerful about  

  • these findings is that it's not just about  advertisements triggering pizza cravings.

  • The advertisement enhances the  perceived reward value of the pizza,  

  • making it seem even more  appealing and irresistible.

Participants with high reward sensitivity who were  shown food-related advertisements felt a stronger  

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