Abstract
Effects of provoking stimuli on human aggressive behavior and on the relationship between alcohol and aggressive behavior were measured. Four adult males manipulated pushbuttons that produced points on their own counters (redeemable for money) or ostensibly subtracted points (money) from the counters of fictitious persons described as participating in the same study at other locations. During five 10-min components, frequency and intensity of point subtractions, ostensibly controlled by another person, were manipulated. Each subject was repeatedly exposed to alcohol doses (0.25, 0.5 and 0.75 g/kg of 95% ethanol) over time using a repeated measures design. Aggressive responding was affected by provocation intensity and frequency. The highest dose of alcohol produced selective increases in aggressive responding; however, no interactions between alcohol effects and provocation conditions were observed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 105-112 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Drug and Alcohol Dependence |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1988 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by USPHS grants DA 03166 and DA 05277, and by the Veterans Administration. Drs. W.K. Bickel, M.W. Fischman and R.W. Foltin offered valuable comments on earlier versions of the manuscript.
Keywords
- aggressive behavior
- alcohol
- humans
- provocation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pharmacology (medical)
