@article{ref1,
title="Expectancies about alcohol-induced motor impairment predict individual differences in responses to alcohol and placebo",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="1995",
author="Fillmore, M. T. and Vogel-Sprott, Muriel D.",
volume="56",
number="1",
pages="90-98",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Two experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that the amount of alcohol-induced impairment that a drinker expects will predict his response to alcohol and to placebo. METHOD: Social drinkers (N = 81) were familiarized with a laboratory motor skill task before they rated the amount of impairment on the task that they expected from a moderate dose of alcohol. The degree of change in the subjects' performance was measured during an alcohol session and a subsequent session where alcohol was expected but a placebo was received. RESULTS: Subjects who expected greater impairment displayed poorer performance under alcohol (0.35 g/kg) and under placebo. CONCLUSIONS: This evidence calls attention to the importance of expectancies as a factor that may contribute to the understanding of individual differences in behavior under alcohol and a placebo.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}