Effects of alcohol on word categorization and recognition memory

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ID9620596
AuthorsElizabeth A Maylor (0000-0001-6351-3434, University of Manchester, corresponding author), P M A Rabbit, Patrick Rabbit (University of Manchester), Alan Kingstone (0000-0002-0025-855X, University of Manchester)
Year1987
Volume78
Issue2
Pages233-239
Publication date1987-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1987.tb02242.x
PMID3594092
OpenAlexW2149275139
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Thirty‐six subjects were given no alcohol on one day and 1 ml alcohol/kg body weight on another (the order of administration being counterbalanced across subjects). In both sessions, they performed a word categorization task involving surface and semantic processing of lists of 50 words followed by a recognition task (the presentation of those words in addition to an equal number of new words for speeded recognition). For categorization, subjects were slower and less accurate with alcohol than without. For recognition, alcohol resulted in a decrease in d ′ and an increase in beta. Categorization was slower and recognition more accurate for semantic processing than for surface processing. There was no evidence that the detrimental effects of alcohol on recognition memory can be reduced by deeper processing of the to‐be‐remembered items

Alcohol · Categorization · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Memoria · Natural language processing · Reading (process) · Recognition memory · Semantic memory · Semantics (computer science) · Task (project management) · Word (group theory) · Word recognition · Artificial Intelligence · Chemistry · Communication · Computer Science · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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