Effects of acute alcohol consumption on alcohol-related cognitive biases in light and heavy drinkers are task-dependent

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-253

  Adams, Sally ^a   Ataya, Alia F ^a   Attwood, Angela S ^a   Munafò, Marcus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; cognitive bias; modified Stroop task; visual probe task

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856505400     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881111405355     Document Type: Article

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