Citation

Dees SM, Dansereau DF, Peel JL, Knight K. Int. J. Addict. 1993; 28(2): 153-166.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth 76129.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Marcel Dekker)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8425778

Abstract

Fifty-two participants from undergraduate psychology classes at a private university were asked to study, either cooperatively or individually, information dealing with the consequences of using alcohol and cocaine. Objectives were to (a) determine the effect of cooperative study on recall, (b) assess personal reactions to the information presented, and (c) assess the effect of individual differences. Findings indicate that cooperative study can facilitate both recall of information as well as degree of understanding and confidence in dealing with persons using alcohol/cocaine; that the materials used were received positively; and that verbal ability may play a subtle role in college students' responses to alcohol/cocaine information.

Language: en