Jones, B.C., Jones, B.T., Blundell, L. and Bruce, G. (2002) Social users of alcohol and cannabis who detect substance-related changes in a change blindness paradigm report higher levels of use than those. Psychopharmacology, 165(4), pp. 93-96.
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Abstract
Rationale: Understanding the cognitions underpinning substance use has stalled using the Stroop paradigm. Objective: To employ a novel version of the flicker paradigm for induced change blindness to independently compare information processing biases in social users of alcohol and cannabis. Method: Alcohol and cannabis experiments were independently run. In both, participants were asked to view successively and repeatedly on a monitor two versions of a visual scene (an original and a slightly changed version) until the change was detected. In fact, in both experiments two simultaneous changes competed for detection: a substance-neutral and a substance-related change. Results: In both the alcohol and the cannabis experiments, participants detecting the substance-related change reported higher levels of use than those detecting the substance-neutral change. Conclusion: A substance-related processing bias was independently revealed for both substances. The utility of the flicker paradigm for substance use research is demonstrated - sensitive and quick to administer (a minute).
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Jones, Professor Barry |
| Authors: | Jones, B.C., Jones, B.T., Blundell, L., and Bruce, G. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology |
| Journal Name: | Psychopharmacology |
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