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The effect of alcohol consumption on recency discrimination ability: an early screening test for alcohol‐induced cognitive impairment
Author(s) -
ALDERDICE FIONA A.,
DAVIDSON ROBIN
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01673.x
Subject(s) - psychology , alcohol consumption , alcohol , cognition , audiology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
In this short study the relationship between recency discrimination ability and a measure of alcohol intake was examined using a series of regression analyses. Semi‐partial correlations were extracted in order to evaluate which variables (level of alcohol consumption, age and IQ) best predicted recency discrimination performance on both verbal and non‐verbal tasks. Results showed that while IQ best predicted performance on the verbal task both IQ and alcohol intake were significant predictors on the non‐verbal task. The results are discussed in relation to current findings and the continuity hypothesis.