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Nicotine abstinence produces content-specific stroop interference

Nicotine abstinence produces content-specific stroop interference 213 110 110 3 3 Todd M. Gross Murray E. Jarvik Martin R. Rosenblatt Department of Psychology University of California 90024 Los Angeles CA USA West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Wadsworth and Brentwood Division, Wilshire and Sawtelle Boulevards 90073 Los Angeles CA USA Abstract Adult, male smokers were randomly assigned to be nicotine abstinent for 12 h ( n =10) or to smoke normally for the same period of time ( n =10). Performance on a modified version of the Stroop (1935) color-naming task, where subjects named the color of ink in which each of a series of words was written, showed that abstinent smokers took significantly longer to color-name words related to cigarette smoking (e.g., Lighter) than to color-name neutral control words (e.g., Pennant). Non-abstinent smokers showed a significant difference in the opposite direction. These results suggest that nicotine abstinence decreases the ability to ignore the meaning of smoking-related information. This finding supports the hypothesis that abstinence produces a content-specific shift in attentional focus. The present pattern of results cannot be explained by a general decrease in cognitive function due to nicotine abstinence. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychopharmacology Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1993 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Biomedicine; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Psychiatry
ISSN
0033-3158
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1432-2072
DOI
10.1007/BF02251289
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213 110 110 3 3 Todd M. Gross Murray E. Jarvik Martin R. Rosenblatt Department of Psychology University of California 90024 Los Angeles CA USA West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Wadsworth and Brentwood Division, Wilshire and Sawtelle Boulevards 90073 Los Angeles CA USA Abstract Adult, male smokers were randomly assigned to be nicotine abstinent for 12 h ( n =10) or to smoke normally for the same period of time ( n =10). Performance on a modified version of the Stroop (1935) color-naming task, where subjects named the color of ink in which each of a series of words was written, showed that abstinent smokers took significantly longer to color-name words related to cigarette smoking (e.g., Lighter) than to color-name neutral control words (e.g., Pennant). Non-abstinent smokers showed a significant difference in the opposite direction. These results suggest that nicotine abstinence decreases the ability to ignore the meaning of smoking-related information. This finding supports the hypothesis that abstinence produces a content-specific shift in attentional focus. The present pattern of results cannot be explained by a general decrease in cognitive function due to nicotine abstinence.

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Psychopharmacology – Springer Journals

Published: Feb 1, 1993

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