Alcohol Approach Tendencies in Heavy Drinkers: Comparison of Effects in a Relevant Stimulus-Response Compatibility Task and an Approach/Avoidance Simon Task

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 697-701

  Field, Matt ^a   Caren, Rhiane ^a   Fernie, Gordon ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Automatic approach; Stimulus response compatibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELEVANT STIMULUS RESPONSE COMPATIBILITY TASK; RESPONSE TIME; SIMON TASK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83755172241     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023285     Document Type: Article

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