Risk-Taking Behavior: Effects of Ethanol, Caffeine, and Basal Sleepiness
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Risk-taking behavior: effects of ethanol, caffeine, and basal sleepiness.
STUDY OBJECTIVES This study examined the effects of ethanol, caffeine, and basal sleepiness on a laboratory measure of risk-taking behavior, the Stop Light Task. The aims were to determine whether sleepiness and ethanol degrade psychomotor speed and risky choice and whether caffeine attenuates these effects. DESIGN Mixed design with participants chosen for basal level of sleepiness and each a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sleep
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1550-9109,0161-8105
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/27.5.887