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Verbal expectancies and performance after alcohol

R Hammersley1, F Finnigan, K Millar

  • 1Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. R.H.Hammersley@sheffield.ac.uk

Addictive Behaviors
|August 12, 1998
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New research shows that while food can lessen alcohol

Area of Science:

  • Psychopharmacology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Alcohol consumption can impair cognitive functions.
  • Expectations and beliefs may influence alcohol's effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how verbal expectancies about food's effects interact with alcohol consumption.
  • To determine if induced expectancies influence performance after alcohol intake.

Main Methods:

  • 120 male subjects participated in a between-subjects design.
  • Manipulated verbal expectancies regarding food's effect on alcohol performance.
  • Administered alcohol or placebo, with subjects either fed or fasted.

Main Results:

  • Alcohol significantly impaired reaction time and tracking performance.

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  • Food consumption mitigated the performance impairments caused by alcohol.
  • Verbal expectancy manipulation did not significantly affect objective performance measures.

    • Conclusions:

    • Food acts as a buffer against alcohol-induced cognitive impairment.
    • Verbal expectancies regarding alcohol's effects are more likely to influence social or verbal behaviors than cognitive processes.