Are we programmed to enjoy naughtiness? Scientists have established that food is more delicious when obtained in a sneaky way – particularly off someone else’s plate.
Chips are ‘tastier when stolen’
Sneaky snacks: Scientists reveal why stealing food from someone else’s plate makes it taste significantly better. Glossary
Moral Transgression - An act that goes against a set of rules, laws, or beliefs about what is right and wrong; a form of "naughtiness" or breaking the rules.
Gustatory - Relating to the sense of taste or the experience of tasting food.
Economists - Experts in economics, the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption and transfer of wealth.
Prohibition - A total ban. In the US, it refers to the period between 1920 and 1933 in which alcohol was banned.