Research article summary (published 19 Jun 2007):

Rapid approach responses to alcohol cues in heavy drinkers.

Full Abstract

Incentive-motivational models of addiction predict that alcohol cues should elicit approach behaviours in heavy drinkers. In this study we compared heavy and light social drinkers' response latencies when required to make approach or avoidance responses to alcohol pictures. Participants completed a stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) task, which requires participants to move a manikin towards or away from alcohol-related and matched control pictures, together with self-report measures of alcohol consumption and craving. Results demonstrated that heavy drinkers, but not light drinkers, were faster to approach than avoid alcohol pictures on the SRC task. The bias to approach alcohol pictures was also associated with alcohol craving.

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Author information

Author/s: Field, Matt (M); Kiernan, Anna (A); Eastwood, Brian (B); Child, Robert (R);

Affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Eleanor Rathbone Building, Bedford Street South, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK. mfield(-atsign-)liverpool .ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry (J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 39 (issue 3) : pp 209-18

Dates: Created 2008/06/09; Completed 2008/08/20;

PMID: 17640615, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Alcohol Drinking - psychology Alcohol-Related Disorders - classification; diagnosis; psychology Alcoholic Beverages Behavior, Addictive - psychology Conditioning, Classical Cues Female Humans Intention

Intention Male Models, Psychological Motivation Psychomotor Performance Questionnaires Reaction Time Task Performance and Analysis Visual Perception

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