Effects of alcohol on a problem solving task.

Chiles, W. Dean; Jennings, Alan E.

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Effects of alcohol on a problem solving task.

1972-03-01
By Chiles, W. Dean ; Jennings, Alan E.

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Creators:

Chiles, W. Dean ; Jennings, Alan E.
Corporate Creators:

Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
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Publication/ Report Number:

FAA-AM-72-11 ; DOT/FAA/AM-72/11
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

OAM report.
Corporate Publisher:

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Abstract:

Twenty subjects were tested on two separate days on a simple problem-solving task. Half of the subjects received alcohol on the first day of testing and half on the second day of testing. A control group of 11 subjects was also tested on two days and they were given a placebo on the first day of testing. All 31 subjects were also serving in a vestibular stimulation experiment. ; A significant effect was found for alcohol with five of the eleven measures analyzed; four of the measures were time measures and one was an error measure. Analysis of the simple effects indicated that alcohol had a greater effect on the group that had alcohol on the first session than on the group that had alcohol second. ; There was also suggestive evidence of a residual effect of the vestibular stimulation on the problem-solving performance of the control group. In general, the findings provide supportive evidence of the potential deleterious effects of alcohol on a skill of importance to aviation operations.
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US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
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