Relations between heavy drinking, gender, and substance-free reinforcement

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-166

  Skidmore, Jessica R ^a   Murphy, James G ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral economics; College students; Reinforcement; Substance free activities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952824719     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018513     Document Type: Article

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