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The effects of alcohol on skilled and moderately skilled subjects on measures of perceptual‐motor skill
Author(s) -
Golby J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/hup.470040405
Subject(s) - flicker fusion threshold , placebo , psychology , alcohol , perception , audiology , motor skill , cognition , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , developmental psychology , flicker , psychiatry , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , neuroscience , operating system
Fourteen normal female volunteers were allocated to either a ‘skilled’ or a control group. All subjects received acute doses of 0·8 g/kg absolute alcohol or placebo equivalent. Performance on a number of tests of cognitive functioning and perceptual‐motor skill was recorded commencing 30 min following treatment. The tests used were critical flicker fusion (CFF), gross‐bodily choice reaction time (GBCRT), ball control (CONT), slalom (SLAL) and shooting (SHOOT). Although alcohol did not significantly impair performance, results suggested a discernible trend, with the skilled performers being more able to withstand the alcohol‐induced impairment.