Smells like inhibition: The effects of olfactory and visual alcohol cues on inhibitory control.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

How the smell of alcohol impacts alcohol-related thoughts and behaviours is unclear, though it is well-documented that alcohol-related stimuli and environments may trigger these.

Objectives

The current study, therefore, aimed to investigate the priming effects of both visual and olfactory alcohol cues on inhibitory control.

Method

Forty individuals (M age = 23.65, SD = 6.52) completed a go/no-go association task (GNAT) which measured reaction times, response accuracy and false alarm rates whilst being exposed to alcohol-related (or neutral) olfactory and visual cues.

Results

Alcohol-related visual cues elicited lower false alarm rates, slower reaction times and higher accuracy rates relative to neutral pictorial cues. False alarm rates were significan

SUBMITTER: Monk RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4819591 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature