Happy Meal Effect

Guest:  Martin Reimann, Ph.D., Professor of Consumer Psychology at the University of Arizona  McDonald’s can spiff up the edibles in a Happy Meal all day long, but you and I both know what kids are really after is the toy. Well, guess what? Prizes are apparently a good motive for adults, too. Recent studies have shown that grown-ups consistently chose a smaller food portion when it came with a prize.