The effect of alcohol consumption on recency discrimination ability: an early screening test for alcohol-induced cognitive impairment.
In this short study the relationship between recency discrimination ability and a measure of alcohol intake was examined using a series of regression analyses. Semi-partial correlations were extracted in order to evaluate which variables (level of alcohol consumption, age and IQ) best predicted recency discrimination performance on both verbal and non-verbal tasks. Results showed that while IQ best predicted performance on the verbal task both IQ and alcohol intake were significant predictors on the non-verbal task. The results are discussed in relation to current findings and the continuity hypothesis.
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Psychology Department, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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D000328:Adult; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012691:Serial Learning / Q000187:drug effects*