The simulated drinking gang: an experimental model for the study of a systems approach to alcoholism.  II. Findings and implications.
Data analysis involved data from three different sources, the Cooperative Task Device (CTD), the commodity dispensing machine, and a Stephenson Breathalyzer (for blood alcohol determinations). Data were analyzed on three different levels: individual, dyadic, and whole group. Results are presented for work performance, role performance, commodity purchase patterns, comparisons of work and purchase patterns, and correlations of work time with work efficiency and blood alcohol levels. Marked discrepancies in individual and dyadic work performance were found in all three groups and there was no relationship between chips earned and chips spent. The "drinking gangs" seemed quite willing to tolerate "freeloading" when it occurred. Role performance at the CTD was inconsistent; individuals for the most part fluctuated in their role performance rather than remaining in a stable role, e.g., leader. There was no demonstrable correlation between work time at the CTD and either work efficiency or blood alcohol levels. Lastly, dyadic formation vis-à-vis work performance showed considerable fluctuation over time. Group members did not pair off into consistent and stable dyads when playing the CTD. These findings are discussed from the point of view of the series of alternative hypotheses presented in part I. It is maintained that the data are inconsistent with all of these hypotheses, but that they do help to substantiate and are consistent with the concept of the "drinking system."
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D012107:Research Design; D012380:Role; D012919:Social Behavior; D012930:Social Dominance; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014040:Token Economy
D000431:Ethanol