Aim

In this study, we aimed to replicate the manipulation of response inhibition and associated effects on alcohol consumption as described by Jones et al. (2011a, b) with the exception of using the Go/No-go task instead of the Stop-signal task.   We aimed to extend the study by assessing alcohol consumption and implicit attitudes to alcohol both immediately and one week after the intervention, as described by Houben et al. (2011). We hypothesise that participants receiving instructions designed to promote inhibitory control will drink less alcohol than control participants at both timepoints. The opposite effects are expected for the Disinhibited group. In contrast to the study by Houben et al. (2011) this manipulation of inhibitory control is not expected to affect attitudes to alcohol. 

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