Abstract
Children, grades three through five, were given the Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) and rated on Kendall and Wilcox's Behavioral Rating Scale of Self-Control (SCRS). Each child was then observed while eating lunch in the school cafeteria. Ratings were related to one aspect of obese eating style; impulsive children exhibited fewer interruptive behaviors while eating. The MFF was not related to obese eating style. The two measures appear to tap different aspects of impulsivity, with the behavioral impulisivity measured by the SCRS more directly translated to obese eating style.