Fig. 2
Relationships between pleasantness feelings and feeding behaviors under emotional circumstances. A Comparison of pleasantness scores (scores of − 5 − + 5, where − 5 = extreme unpleasantness, 0 = no feeling of pleasantness, and + 5 = extreme pleasantness) under “Virtual cafe space” (= comfortable space: CS) and under the “Virtual forest space” (= uncomfortable space: UCS). Individual scores of the subjective feelings of pleasantness under the two spaces while eating chocolate were plotted. A set of two points are connected by a line. B Comparison of eating times under the CS and the UCS. Individual lengths of time for eating chocolate from the start of eating to the end of swallowing under the two spaces are plotted. A set of two points has been connected with a line. C Relationships between differences in pleasantness scores and eating time. Differences were obtained by subtracting the data under the UCS from those under the CS. Data from all participants have been plotted together. The black line shows a linear fit. The asterisk denotes that differences in pleasantness scores correlate with differences in eating time. n = 13, R2 = 0.615, F = 20.2, P = 9.1 × 10− 4. Note that all the points are located in the fourth quadrant