What Did Pihl and Colleagues (1992) Discover About Individuals at High

question 59

Multiple Choice

What did Pihl and colleagues (1992) discover about individuals at high familial genetic risk for alcoholism?

• A)They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested.
• B)They may be less sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested.
• C)They may be more sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours.
• D)They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol and less sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours.

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