Title
Effects of alcohol and expectancy upon episodic memory in individuals reporting alcoholic blackouts
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Abstract
In a within-subject placebo design, 10 heavy drinkers reporting alcoholic blackouts showed significant decrements in episodic memory when receiving alcohol but not on days when a placebo was given. Parallel deficits were observed on recall and recognition measures. On placebo days, self-ratings of intoxication were related to the degree of observed performance decrement. Memory deficits appear to be primarily pharmacologic rather than expectancy effects of drinking.
Repository Citation
Miller, W. R., Hertel, P., Saucedo, C., & Hester, R. K. (1994). Effects of alcohol and expectancy upon episodic memory in individuals reporting alcoholic blackouts. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2(2), 161-166.
Publication Information
Experimental and Clinical Pyshcopharmacology