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Context and alcohol consumption behaviors affect inhibitory control
Author(s) -
Qureshi Adam W.,
Monk Rebecca L.,
Pennington Charlotte R.,
Li Xiaoyun,
Leatherbarrow Thomas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12465
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , alcohol , alcohol consumption , affect (linguistics) , control (management) , auditory stimuli , inhibitory control , audiology , cognitive psychology , cognition , communication , neuroscience , perception , medicine , computer science , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , biology
Contrasting the traditional focus on alcohol‐related visual images, this study examined the impact of both alcohol‐related auditory cues and visual stimuli on inhibitory control (IC). Fifty‐eight participants completed a Go/No‐Go Task, with alcohol‐related and neutral visual stimuli presented with or without short or continuous auditory bar cues. Participants performed worse when presented with alcohol‐related images and auditory cues. Problematic alcohol consumption and higher effortful control (EC) were associated with better IC performance for alcohol images. It is postulated that those with higher EC may be better able to ignore alcohol‐related stimuli, while those with problematic alcohol consumption are unconsciously less attuned to these. This runs contrary to current dogma and highlights the importance of examining both auditory and visual stimuli when investigating IC.