Use of an analog task to study effects of diazepam on taste perception, consummatory behaviors, and risk taking in a social context

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-117

  Caldwell, Elizabeth E ^a   Wallace, Patricia ^b   Taylor, Stuart P ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Diazepam; Disinhibition; Risk taking; Social pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942442467     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.131.2.101-117     Document Type: Article

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