DISTRACTION DOES NOT IMPAIR MEMORY DURING INTOXICATION - SUPPORT FOR THE ATTENTION-ALLOCATION MODEL
DISTRACTION DOES NOT IMPAIR MEMORY DURING INTOXICATION - SUPPORT FOR THE ATTENTION-ALLOCATION MODEL
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DOI:
10.15288/jsa.1995.56.444
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发表时间:
1995-07-01
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EARLEYWINE, M
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作者:
ERBLICH, J;EARLEYWINE, M
Objective: This study was developed to offer direct support for the Josephs and Steele attention-allocation model. The model suggests that alcohol consumption limits attentional resources to the most salient environmental cue. Method: Forty men participated in a study designed to test the model using measures of memory and attention during ethanol intoxication. Twenty completed memory tests in the presence of a background distracter and 20 completed the tests without a distracter, in two sessions: once while intoxicated (80mg/dl BAC) and once while sober. Results: A significant Distraction X Intoxication interaction indicated that ethanol-related differences in recall occurred only in the absence of distraction. Distraction impaired subjects only when they were sober. Conclusions: Results support the Josephs and Steele attention-allocation model. Findings are discussed in broad terms of an individual's cognitive capabilities when intoxicated and in terms of risk for later alcoholism.