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Alcohol, subliminal stimulation, and disinhibitory processes.

R Gustafson1, H Källmén

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Orebro, Sweden.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Alcohol intoxication did not weaken unconscious conflicts between oneness and independence, contrary to the disinhibition hypothesis. Consequently, motor performance did not improve, suggesting alcohol

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Unconscious conflicts between desires for connection and autonomy are common.
  • The disinhibition hypothesis suggests alcohol reduces psychological inhibitions.
  • This reduction is theorized to alleviate internal conflicts and improve performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if alcohol weakens unconscious conflicts between symbiotic oneness and personal independence.
  • To determine if reduced conflict, via alcohol-induced disinhibition, enhances motor performance.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment was designed to measure the effects of alcohol on psychological conflict.
  • Participants' motor performance was assessed following alcohol consumption.

Main Results:

  • Alcohol consumption did not significantly reduce the unconscious conflict between oneness and independence.
  • No improvement in motor performance was observed that could be attributed to conflict reduction.

Conclusions:

  • The disinhibition hypothesis was not supported as an explanation for alcohol's effects on this type of conflict.
  • Alcohol's impact on psychological inhibitions does not appear to resolve unconscious conflicts in a manner that improves motor skills.

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