A direct test of the influence of nicotine response expectancies on the subjective and cognitive effects of smoking

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 278-286

  Harrell, Paul T ^a,b   Juliano, Laura M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Expectancies; Nicotine; Placebo effects; Rapid Visual Information Processing Task; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EXPECTANCY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; REWARD; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADULT; COGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; SMOKING;

EID: 84871854822     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028652     Document Type: Article

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