Acute alcohol effects on attentional bias in heavy and moderate drinkers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-41

  Weafer, Jessica ^a   Fillmore, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; attentional bias; heavy drinkers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREDICTION; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; CUES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84880550307     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028991     Document Type: Article

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