The effect of beliefs about alcohol's acute effects on alcohol priming and alcohol-induced impairments of inhibitory control.

ABSTRACT: Acute alcohol administration can lead to a loss of control over drinking. Several models argue that this 'alcohol priming effect' is mediated by the effect of alcohol on inhibitory control. Alternatively, beliefs about how alcohol affects behavioural regulation may also underlie alcohol priming and alcohol-induced inhibitory impairments. Here two studies examine the extent to which the alcohol priming effect and inhibitory impairments are moderated by beliefs regarding the effects of alcohol on the ability to control behaviour. In study 1, following a priming drink (placebo or .5g/kg of alcohol), participants were provided with bogus feedback regarding their performance on a measure of inhibitory control (stop-signal task; SST) suggesting that they had high or average self-control. However

SUBMITTER: Knibb G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062075 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature