Alcohol Effects on Behavioral Control: The Impact of Likelihood and Magnitude of Negative Consequences Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 31 (6), 955–964.
This study utilized Signal Detection Theory to examine the relative influence of likelihood and magnitude of consequences when assessing alcohol effects on behavioral control.
Results suggest that likelihood of punishment is a more powerful determinant of alcohol-induced disinhibition than is magnitude.
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