Alcohol, subliminal stimulation, and disinhibitory processes.
An experiment was performed to test the hypothesis that an unconscious conflict between a wish to attain symbiotic oneness with another person on the one hand and personal independence on the other, should be weakened by alcohol if the main effect of intoxication is to reduce the strength of psychological inhibitions. In turn, a reduction in such conflicts should improve motor performance. Data indicated no such effects, and it was concluded that the disinhibition hypothesis as an explanation of alcohol-related behavior was not supported.
Gustafson
R
R
Department of Psychology, University of Orebro, Sweden.
Källmén
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D013360:Subliminal Stimulation; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology