Blind drunk: The effects of alcohol on inattentional blindness

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 697-704

  Clifasefi, Seema L ^a   Takarangi, Melanie K T ^b   Bergman, Jonah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL MEMORY; WITNESS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33746115225     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1222     Document Type: Article

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