Using the False Memory Paradigm to Test Two Key Elements of Alcohol Expectancy Theory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2004
Keywords
Deese-Roediger-McDermott false memory paradigm, alcohol expectancy theory, expectancy target words, heavy drinkers, light drinkers
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/1064-1297.12.2.102
Abstract
Two key aspects of alcohol expectancy theory-(a) that memories about alcohol effects are stored as relatively cohesive templates of information and (b) that these templates are automatically activated in alcohol-related contexts-were tested using the Deese-Roediger- McDermott false memory paradigm. Alcohol expectancy adjectives were studied, and false memory for expectancy target words was tested in neutral and alcohol contexts. Results indicated that in the alcohol context heavier drinkers showed more false memory for alcohol expectancy words than they did in a neutral context. Differences were not found for lighter drinkers. These results were consistent with alcohol expectancy theory, which was then compared with various forms of association theory in explaining these results and larger issues in the addiction field.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, v. 12, issue 2, p. 102-110
Scholar Commons Citation
Reich, Richard R.; Goldman, Mark S.; and Noll, Jane A., "Using the False Memory Paradigm to Test Two Key Elements of Alcohol Expectancy Theory" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1632.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1632
