Alcohol effects on human behaviour under reward and punishment.

摘要: The effect of low doses alcohol (.80–.50 mg/cc) on human behaviour under reward (money) and punishment (shock) was examined in two studies. experiments drug effects a response the following sequence treatments: 1. reward, 2. conflict (i. e. punishment) 3. extinction. In both studies, no observed treatments which immediately preceded or followed conditions 1 3). Under conflict, placebo Ss tended to suppress their while such suppression displayed by Ss. General “problem-solving” during also failed alter significantly alcohol. evidence considered support animal research indicating that reduce suppressing situation.