Aaron Finley

Abstract Public attention to health and well-being has intensified in recent years. However, healthy foods often trigger psychological reactance, partly due to the “healthy = untasty” intuition, particularly when health appeals are perceived as overtly persuasive. According to cross-domain mapping, we propose that individuals exposed to low-arousal (vs. high-arousal) background music are more likely to choose healthy foods.

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