Alcohol Myopia

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Steele ◽  
R. A. Josephs
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Myopia

Alcohol myopia: Its prized and dangerous effects.

1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 921-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude M. Steele ◽  
Robert A. Josephs
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Myopia

scholarly journals Alcohol myopia and the distracting effects of hair in face recognition

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-244
Author(s):  
Alistair J Harvey ◽  
Danny A Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
Facial Recognition ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Exterior Region ◽  
Eyewitness Accuracy ◽  
Alcohol Myopia ◽  
Unfamiliar Face ◽  
Alcohol Myopia Theory ◽  
Full Face ◽  
Unfamiliar Faces

Background: According to alcohol myopia theory, alcohol reduces cognitive resources and restricts the drinker’s attention to only the more prominent aspects of a visual scene. As human hairstyles are often salient and serve as important facial recognition cues, we consider whether alcohol restricts attention to this region of faces upon initial viewing. Aims: Participants with higher breath alcohol concentrations just prior to encoding a series of unfamiliar faces were expected to be poorer than more sober counterparts at recognising the internal but not external features of those faces at test. Methods: Drinkers in a nearby bar ( n=76) were breathalysed and then shown a sequence of 21 full face photos. After a filled five-minute retention interval they completed a facial recognition task requiring them to identify the full, internal or external region of each of these among a sequence of 21 previously unseen (part or whole) faces. Results: As predicted, higher breath concentrations were associated with poorer discrimination of internal but not external face regions. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that alcohol restricts unfamiliar face encoding by narrowing the scope of attention to the exterior region of unfamiliar faces. This has important implications for drunk eyewitness accuracy, though further investigation is needed to see if the effect is mediated by gender, hair length and face feature distinctiveness.

scholarly journals Public house patrons' engagement in hypothetical sexual assault: a test of Alcohol Myopia Theory in a field setting

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather D. Flowe ◽  
Jade Stewart ◽  
Emma R. Sleath ◽  
Francesca T. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Myopia ◽  
Public House ◽  
Alcohol Myopia Theory ◽  
Field Setting

Alcohol Myopia Effect

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine L. Waller ◽  
Tara K. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Myopia

scholarly journals The effect of alcohol on emotional inertia: A test of alcohol myopia.

2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 770-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharine E. Fairbairn ◽  
Michael A. Sayette
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Myopia

scholarly journals Alcohol, violence, and the alcohol myopia model: Preliminary findings and implications for prevention

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1019-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Giancola ◽  
Aaron A. Duke ◽  
Katalin Z. Ritz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Myopia ◽  
Alcohol Myopia Model

Acute effects of alcohol in sexual behavior

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 86-86
Author(s):  
A. Moutinho ◽  
G. Jorge ◽  
A.V. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
Alcohol Myopia ◽  
Conflict Model ◽  
Alcohol Myopia Model ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

The belief that alcohol can lead to sexual risk and/or sexual inadequate behaviors is nearly ubiquitous. But can we talk about causality? Several studies, with different methodology, have been developed during the last decades in an effort to understand the relationship between alcohol and sexual behaviors and function. From the knowledge that we already have, it is worth it to highlight alcohol consumption effects on cognitive appraisals, based on Response Conflict Model or Alcohol Myopia Model, as well as the expectancies effect. Future research is essential, specially to overcome the failures and limitations of the previous studies.

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