Abstract
Using a cover story of the effects of alcohol on perceptual and motor abilities, three levels of alcohol consumed (high, moderate, and none) to determine their effects on risktaking while driving. Thirty- nine subjects wee randomly assigned to six conditions. A driving simulation task was employed; dependent variables were cars passed and total time at high speed.Results indicated greater risk- taking, measured by cars passed and time spent at high speed, by subjects who believed they had consumed a moderate amount of alcohol.Actual amount of alcohol consumed produced no significant differences.