title: Alcohol's effect on some formal aspects of verbal social communication.
abstract: The effects of alcohol on formal aspects of social communication were studied by scoring transcripts of verbal discussions between dyads in alcohol and placebo sessions. At a low dose (3.83 to 1.0 ml/kg), alcohol significantly (P Less than .01) increased the amount of and overlap in communications, and tended to decrease subjects' acknowledgement of their partners' statements. At a high dose (1.5 ml/kg), the rate of overlap in speech was additionally increased, but there was a leveling off or reversal of the drug's effect on amount of communication. The subjects' blood alcohol levels were not related to the drug's effect.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011584:Psychology; D014705:Verbal Behavior