The effect of alcohol on emotional inertia: A test of alcohol myopia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 770-781

  Fairbairn, Catharine E ^a   Sayette, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol myopia; Emotion dynamics; Emotional inertia; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL MYOPIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DUCHENNE SMILE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INERTIA; FACIAL ACTION CODING SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BONDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EMOTIONS; ETHANOL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883771538     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032980     Document Type: Article

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