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Alcohol facilitates detection of concealed identity information
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-176662
- The Concealed Information Test (CIT) is a well-validated means to detect whether someone possesses certain (e.g., crime-relevant) information. The current study investigated whether alcohol intoxication during CIT administration influences reaction time (RT) CIT-effects. Two opposing predictions can be made. First, by decreasing attention to critical information, alcohol intoxication could diminish CIT-effects. Second, by hampering the inhibition of truthful responses, alcohol intoxication could increase CIT-effects. A correlational fieldThe Concealed Information Test (CIT) is a well-validated means to detect whether someone possesses certain (e.g., crime-relevant) information. The current study investigated whether alcohol intoxication during CIT administration influences reaction time (RT) CIT-effects. Two opposing predictions can be made. First, by decreasing attention to critical information, alcohol intoxication could diminish CIT-effects. Second, by hampering the inhibition of truthful responses, alcohol intoxication could increase CIT-effects. A correlational field design was employed. Participants (n = 42) were recruited and tested at a bar, where alcohol consumption was voluntary and incidental. Participants completed a CIT, in which they were instructed to hide knowledge of their true identity. BAC was estimated via breath alcohol ratio. Results revealed that higher BAC levels were correlated with higher CIT-effects. Our results demonstrate that robust CIT effects can be obtained even when testing conditions differ from typical laboratory settings and strengthen the idea that response inhibition contributes to the RT-CIT effect.…
Author: | Kristina Suchotzki, Matthias Gamer |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-176662 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften (Philos., Psycho., Erziehungs- u. Gesell.-Wissensch.) / Institut für Psychologie |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Scientific Reports |
Year of Completion: | 2018 |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 7825 |
Source: | Scientific Reports (2018) 8:7825. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25811-z |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25811-z |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Tag: | Concealed Information Test; alcohol; drug regulation; human behaviour; reaction time |
Release Date: | 2019/02/26 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2018 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |