TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Effects of alcohol intoxication on the perceived consequences of risk taking
JO  - Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology
A1  - Fromme, K.
A1  - Katz, E.
A1  - D'Amico, Elizabeth J.
SP  - 14
EP  - 23
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - In 2 laboratory studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that intoxicated risk taking results from alcohol's effects on negative outcome expectancies. Young adults (N = 107) consumed alcohol or no alcohol and made ratings of the likelihood that negative and positive consequences would result from a variety of risky activities. Consistent with study hypotheses, participants rated negative consequences as less likely when they were intoxicated than when sober. Results were replicated in a second study (N = 88), which further showed that alcohol, rather than expectancy set, contributed to these reduced perceptions of risk. Findings provide the first experimental evidence that alcohol intoxication may contribute to risk-taking behavior be altering expectations about negative consequences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1064-1297
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -