You go to the movie theater after eating dinner and smell the popcorn in the concession stand.Although you are full,you start salivating and your stomach grumbles,so you buy a bag to eat during the show.This is an example of what signal for eating?

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You go to the movie theater after eating dinner and smell the popcorn in the concession stand.Although you are full,you start salivating and your stomach grumbles,so you buy a bag to eat during the show.This is an example of what signal for eating?​

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This is an example of appetite, which is the desire to eat often stimulated by sensory cues like the smell of popcorn. It is distinct from hunger, which is a physiological need for food due to an empty stomach or low blood sugar levels. Satiation refers to the feeling of fullness and satisfaction that occurs during and after a meal, while postingestive and postabsorptive influences refer to the physiological changes that occur in the body after food has been consumed and digested. None of these apply to the scenario described.

You Go to the Movie Theater After Eating Dinner and Smell