At the end of the study all participants were asked: “Were you
aware during testing, that there were scales underneath the table,
and that the weight of the food you were eating was recorded by
the computer?” Of the 39 participants who were included, 20 had
remained aware and 19 had remained unaware during testing. These
participants were also asked subsequently: “Did you think the
amount of pasta or cookies you ate was being monitored in any other
way?” None of the participants thought the investigator might be
weighing their food or monitoring their intake in any other way.