Influence of a Monopoly Game on Subtle Behaviors

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 19-25 * Self-identified Hispanic ethnicity * Born in the United States * Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥18.5 and ≤30 kg/m2 * A score on the MacArthur scale of subjective social status ≥3 and ≤8 * No self-report of acute or chronic disease (heart disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders in particular) * No plans for extended travel (\>1 week) within the next 2 months * No current tobacco use * Capable and willing to give informed consent, understand inclusion criteria, and accept the randomized assignment Exclusion Criteria: * Never played monopoly before * Not born in the United States * Strict dietary restrictions (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free/lactose intolerant, nut-allergies) * Participation in any weight reduction program, weight-loss diet, or other special diet within the previous 3 months * Weight loss or gain of ≥10 pounds in the past 6 months for any reason except post-partum weight loss * Currently taking medication that suppresses or stimulates appetite * Current smoker or quit smoking less than 6 months prior * Any major disease, including: * Active cancer or cancer requiring treatment in the past 2 years (except nonmelanoma skin cancer). * Active or chronic infections, including self-reported HIV positivity and active tuberculosis. * Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease * Gastrointestinal disease, including inflammatory bowel disease that has required treatment in the past year, celiac disease, recent of significant abdominal surgery * Active renal disease * Lung disease such as chronic obstructive airway disease requiring use of oxygen * Diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) * Uncontrolled psychiatric disease (such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) that, in the opinion of the investigators, would impede conduct of the trial or completion of procedures * A score on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatis \& Melisaratos, 1983) that exceeds the 90th percentile * History of or current eating disorders, or an Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) score \>20. * Conditions or behaviors likely to effect the conduct of the trial: unable or unwilling to give informed consent; unable to communicate with the pertinent clinic staff; another household member is a participant or staff member in the trial; unwilling to accept social status assignment by randomization; current or anticipated participation in another intervention research project that would interfere with the intervention offered in the trial; likely to move away from participating university before visits are completed; unable to walk 0.25 mile in 10 minutes. * Currently taking antidepressant, steroid, or thyroid medication, unless dosage has been stable for at least 6 months. * A recent or ongoing problem with drug abuse or addiction. * Excessive alcohol intake, either acute or chronic, defined as any one of the following: 1) average consumption of 3 or more alcohol containing beverages daily; 2) consumption of 7 or more alcoholic beverages within a 24-hr period in the past 12 months; or 3) other evidence available to clinic staff. * Not willing to be randomized to any of the two experimental conditions. * Pregnancy and childbearing: currently pregnant or less than 3 months post-partum; currently nursing or within 6 weeks of having completed nursing; pregnancy anticipated during study; unwilling to report possible or confirmed pregnancies promptly during the course of the trial; unwilling to take adequate contraceptive measures if potentially fertile. * Any other conditions which, in opinion of the investigators, would adversely affect the conduct of the trial.