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
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Pilotage Air Pilots Airplanes--Piloting Alcohol Effects Analysis Of Variance Blood Alcohol Blood Alcohol Levels Errors Experiments Human Subject Testing Judgment Judgment (Human Characteristics) Memory Motor Abilities Motor Skills Perception Performance Problem Solving Reaction Time Signal Lights Speed Statistical Analysis Statistics T-test (Statistics) T Test
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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FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute US Transportation Collection
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