TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of acute alcohol intoxication on person memory
T2 - the stereotypical drunk
AU - Cunningham, Sheila J.
AU - Milne, Alan B.
AU - Crawford, John R.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Research has suggested that acute alcohol intoxication disrupts cognitive functioning by reducing the availability of executive resources for person perception. The present study tested the prediction that this effect would increase stereotype application during impression formation by reducing the encoding of nonstereotypical information. Participants were instructed to complete an impression-formation task following consumption of low, medium, or high doses of alcohol. This task involved the encoding of both stereotypical and neutral material. A subsequent free-recall test demonstrated that alcohol significantly decreased participants' encoding of neutral information, but did not affect the memorability of stereotypical information. These findings are discussed in relation to models of both stereotyping and alcohol intoxication.
AB - Research has suggested that acute alcohol intoxication disrupts cognitive functioning by reducing the availability of executive resources for person perception. The present study tested the prediction that this effect would increase stereotype application during impression formation by reducing the encoding of nonstereotypical information. Participants were instructed to complete an impression-formation task following consumption of low, medium, or high doses of alcohol. This task involved the encoding of both stereotypical and neutral material. A subsequent free-recall test demonstrated that alcohol significantly decreased participants' encoding of neutral information, but did not affect the memorability of stereotypical information. These findings are discussed in relation to models of both stereotyping and alcohol intoxication.
U2 - 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2007.00155.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2007.00155.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 37
SP - 187
EP - 199
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -