Does training on inhibitory tasks influence alcohol consumption and attitudes?

Authors

Bronwyn Hegarty, University of WollongongFollow
Jacqueline A. Rushby, University Of New South Wales,The University Of New South WalesFollow
Stuart J. Johnstone, University of WollongongFollow
Peter Kelly, University of WollongongFollow
Janette Smith, University Of New South Wales

RIS ID

73734

Publication Details

Hegarty, B., Rushby, J. A., Johnstone, S. J., Kelly, P. & Smith, J. (2012). Does training on inhibitory tasks influence alcohol consumption and attitudes?. Drug And Alcohol Review, 31 (1), 32-32.

Abstract

Response inhibition - the suppression of a prepotent or ongoing action - is an executive function central to the regulation of behaviour. Response inhibition can be assessed in the laboratory using the Go/No-go or Stop-Signal tasks which both assess the capacity to withhold an inappropriate response. In the Go/No-go task, participants are required to respond rapidly to Go stimuli but to withhold that response upon No-go stimuli. In the Stop-Signal task, participants are required to respond to Go stimuli but to withhold the response when an auditory stop signal occurs subsequent to the Go stimulus.