Alcohol and creative writing.
A repeated-measures design was used to test for the effects of alcohol on creative writing as measured by use of novel figurative language. 11 male social drinkers participated in a creative writing task under two conditions, alcohol (high dose: 1.1 ml. ethanol/kilogram body weight) and placebo. In the alcohol condition, within-subject comparisons indicated significantly greater quantity of creative writing while intoxicated. These results were interpreted as supporting the belief that alcohol can reduce "writer's block," at least amongst nonalcoholic subjects.
Brunke
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M
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Gilbert
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M
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012660:Semantics; D013850:Thinking / Q000187:drug effects; D014956:Writing