TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of alcohol, instructions and consumption rate on motor performance
AU - Connors, G. J.
AU - Maisto, S. A.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The purpose of the present study was to investigate the combined effects of alcohol, instructions regarding the alcohol content of a beverage, and the rate of comsumption on motor performance. To provide an expanded replication of Vuchinich and Sobell's study, pursuit rotor-tracking (alone and as part of a divided-attention task) and choice reaction-time performance (as part of the divided-attention task) were assessed. A moderate dose of alcohol had an adverse effect, the rate of consumption had little effect, and instructions concerning the alcohol content of the beverage consumed had no effect, on motor performance.
AB - The purpose of the present study was to investigate the combined effects of alcohol, instructions regarding the alcohol content of a beverage, and the rate of comsumption on motor performance. To provide an expanded replication of Vuchinich and Sobell's study, pursuit rotor-tracking (alone and as part of a divided-attention task) and choice reaction-time performance (as part of the divided-attention task) were assessed. A moderate dose of alcohol had an adverse effect, the rate of consumption had little effect, and instructions concerning the alcohol content of the beverage consumed had no effect, on motor performance.
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U2 - 10.15288/jsa.1980.41.509
DO - 10.15288/jsa.1980.41.509
M3 - Article
C2 - 6997627
AN - SCOPUS:0019309657
SN - 1937-1888
VL - 41
SP - 509
EP - 517
JO - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
JF - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
IS - 5
ER -