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Seventy-six students in an introductory psychopharmacology class watched a videotape that portrayed four adult males drinking at a poker game. The subjects were then asked to judge whether or not any or all of the players were legally drunk. In agreement with previous work, the accuracy of their judgments did not exceed chance.
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Langenbucher, J. W., & Nathan, P. E. (1983). Psychology, public policy, and the evidence for alcohol intoxication. American Psychologist, 38, 1070–1077.
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I thank Russ Glasgow, Mike Vasey, Kevin McCaul, Rex Bierley, and Bob Klesges, who assisted in making the videotape, and A. K. Chaturvedi, who lent the breathalyzer.
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Beatty, W.W. Discriminating drunkenness: A replication. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 431–432 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333868
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333868