ABSTRACT
In. the.case.of. feeding,. the.“appeted.stimulus”. is. food.and/or. its.postingestive. effects..This.definition.implicitly.includes.a.preconsummatory.or.appetitive.phase. distinct.from.the.consummatory.phase..Appetite.by.either.of.these.definitions.does. not.predict.amount.eaten..Indeed,.the.phrase.“at.length.received”.suggests.that.an. indeterminate. foraging. period. may. occur. before. a. food. object. is. encountered.. A priori,.the.amount.of.food.encountered.while.foraging.is.uncertain.and,.depending. on.the.amount,.may.or.may.not.satisfy.or.satiate.the.appetite..For.this.reason,.the. term.appetite.should.not.be.used.to.imply.amount.eaten.
