TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - "There Is No Such Thing as an Accident," Especially When People Are Drunk
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Bègue, Laurent
A1  - Bushman, Brad J.
A1  - Giancola, Peter R.
A1  - Subra, Baptiste
A1  - Rosset, E.
SP  - 1301
EP  - 1304
VL  - 36
IS  - 10
N2  - The intentionality bias is the tendency for people to view the behavior of others as intentional. This study tests the hypothesis that alcohol magnifies the intentionality bias by disrupting effortful cognitive abilities. Using a 2 x 2 balanced placebo design in a natural field experiment disguised as a food-tasting session, participants received either a high dose of alcohol (target BAC = .10%) or no alcohol, with half of each group believing they had or had not consumed alcohol. Participants then read a series of sentences describing simple actions (e.g., "She cut him off in traffic") and indicated whether the actions were done intentionally or accidentally. As expected, intoxicated people interpreted more acts as intentional than did sober people. This finding helps explain why alcohol increases aggression. For example, intoxicated people may interpret a harmless bump in a crowded bar as a provocation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167210383044
ID  - ref1
ER  -