A pictorial Stroop paradigm reveals an alcohol attentional bias in heavier compared to lighter social drinkers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 527-533

  Bruce, Gillian ^a   Jones, Barry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol Stroop; Attentional bias; Cognitive bias; Emotional Stroop; Implicit cognition; Information processing bias; Pictorial Stroop; Social drinkers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESEARCH; THINKING; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; DISTRACTIBILITY; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TEST;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 10844287047     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881104047280     Document Type: Article

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