title: Bottled memories: on how alcohol affects eyewitness recall.
abstract: This study investigated how different doses of alcohol affected eyewitness recall. Participants (N = 126) were randomly assigned to three groups with different blood alcohol concentration (BAC), either a control group (mean BAC 0.00%, N = 42), a lower alcohol dose group (mean BAC 0.04%, N = 40), or a higher alcohol dose group (mean BAC 0.06%, N = 44). After consumption, participants witnessed a movie of a mock crime and were interviewed one week later. The main results showed that witnesses with the higher intoxication level recalled fewer details compared to witnesses with the lower intoxication level. The amount of alcohol consumed did not have an impact on the accuracy rate. No sex differences were found. The results are discussed in the light of past research. We conclude that more studies are needed before recommendations can be made to an applied setting.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Haraldsgatan 1, Gotherburg, Sweden. angelica.hagsand@psy.gu.se
authors: Angelica
authors: A
authors: Hagsand
authors: Emma Roos Af
authors: ER
authors: Hjelmsäter
authors: Pär Anders
authors: PA
authors: Granhag
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Fahlke
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Söderpalm-Gordh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol