In Balanced-Placebo Experiments with Drinkers Who Meet the Criteria of Alcohol

question 69

Multiple Choice

In balanced-placebo experiments with drinkers who meet the criteria of alcohol dependence, if they are given a beverage that they are led to believe has no alcohol, but that actually does have a small amount of alcohol in it, what will they do?

• A) Start to drink more and more of the beverage until they "lose control."
• B) Report feeling intoxicated, even at BACs too low to detect.
• C) Do not report intoxication and do not increase their drinking.
• D) They can detect any amount of alcohol, when normal drinkers cannot.

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