TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Risk Taking, Strategy, and Error Rate in Visuomotor Performance
AU - Streufert, Siegfried
AU - Pogash, Rosanne M.
AU - Roache, John
AU - Gingrich, Dennis
AU - Landis, Richard
AU - Severs, Walter
AU - Lonardi, Lisa
AU - Kantner, Anne
PY - 1992/8
Y1 - 1992/8
N2 - Adult men (N = 44) participated for 2 days (alcohol vs. placebo treatment) in a double-blind, crossover experiment. Performance on the Digit Symbol Substitution Task (DSST) and a visuomotor (VM) task was measured 4 times each day. On the alcohol-treatment day, data were obtained once during ascending breath alcohol levels (BALs), once during maximal BALs (0.05 or 0.10), and twice during descending BALs. Data were collected at the same time points on the placebo-treatment day. Limited evidence for acute tolerance was obtained with the DSST, but error rates on the VM task were higher during maximal and descending BALs. Error rates remained near placebo values, and participants displayed slightly greater caution, while BALs were ascending. Strategy scores on the VM task exceeded placebo scores during maximal intoxication. Data interpretation is focused on individuals in higher level (e.g., professional) positions.
AB - Adult men (N = 44) participated for 2 days (alcohol vs. placebo treatment) in a double-blind, crossover experiment. Performance on the Digit Symbol Substitution Task (DSST) and a visuomotor (VM) task was measured 4 times each day. On the alcohol-treatment day, data were obtained once during ascending breath alcohol levels (BALs), once during maximal BALs (0.05 or 0.10), and twice during descending BALs. Data were collected at the same time points on the placebo-treatment day. Limited evidence for acute tolerance was obtained with the DSST, but error rates on the VM task were higher during maximal and descending BALs. Error rates remained near placebo values, and participants displayed slightly greater caution, while BALs were ascending. Strategy scores on the VM task exceeded placebo scores during maximal intoxication. Data interpretation is focused on individuals in higher level (e.g., professional) positions.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-9010.77.4.515
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.77.4.515
M3 - Article
C2 - 1512185
AN - SCOPUS:0026905906
SN - 0021-9010
VL - 77
SP - 515
EP - 524
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
IS - 4
ER -