Over-the-Counter Relief From Pains and Pleasures Alike: Acetaminophen Blunts Evaluation Sensitivity to Both Negative and Positive Stimuli

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 750-758

  Durso, Geoffrey R O ^a   Luttrell, Andrew ^a   Way, Baldwin M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; affect; attitudes; differential susceptibility; emotion; evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

AFFECT; AROUSAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; PAIN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PLEASURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AFFECT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; AROUSAL; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PAIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLEASURE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84930516197     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615570366     Document Type: Article

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