Effects of reinforcer magnitude and alternative reinforcer delay on preference for alcohol during a multiple-choice procedure

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 161-163

  Benson, Trisha A ^a   Little, Carolyn S ^b   Henslee, Amber M ^a   Correia, Christopher J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral economics; Choice behavior; College students; Multiple choice procedure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG PREFERENCE; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649088177     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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