Alcohol intoxication reduces impulsivity in the delay-discounting paradigm

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Ortner, Catherine N M ^b   MacDonald, Tara K ^a   Olmstead, Mary C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOPIA; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; JUDGMENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD;

EID: 0037344450     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg041     Document Type: Article

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