Visual and auditory contextual cues differentially influence alcohol-related inhibitory control

Authors

  • Adam Qureshi Edge Hill University
  • Rebecca L. Monk Edge Hill University
  • Charlotte R. Pennington University of the West of England http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-642X
  • Xiaoyun Li Edge Hill University
  • Thomas Leatherbarrow Edge Hill University
  • Jennifer R. Oulton Edge Hill University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.1091

Keywords:

Alcohol consumption, Inhibitory control, Context effects, Anti-saccade, Effortful control

Abstract

Representing a more immersive testing environment, the current study exposed individuals to both alcohol-related visual and auditory cues to assess their respective impact on alcohol-related inhibitory control. It examined further whether individual variation in alcohol consumption and trait effortful control may predict inhibitory control performance. Twenty-five U.K. university students (Mage = 23.08, SD = 8.26) completed an anti-saccade eye-tracking task and were instructed to look towards (pro) or directly away (anti) from alcohol-related and neutral visual stimuli. Short alcohol-related sound cues (bar audio) were played on 50% of trials and were compared with responses where no sounds were played. Findings indicate that participants launched more incorrect saccades towards alcohol-related visual stimuli on anti-saccade trials, and responded quicker to alcohol on pro-saccade trials. Alcohol-related audio cues reduced latencies for both pro- and anti-saccade trials and reduced anti-saccade error rates to alcohol-related visual stimuli. Controlling for trait effortful control and problem alcohol consumption removed these effects. These findings suggest that alcohol-related visual cues may be associated with reduced inhibitory control, evidenced by increased errors and faster response latencies. The presentation of alcohol-related auditory cues, however, appears to enhance performance accuracy. It is postulated that auditory cues may re-contextualise visual stimuli into a more familiar setting that reduces their saliency and lessens their attentional pull.

Author Biographies

Adam Qureshi, Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. UK.

Rebecca L. Monk, Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. UK.

Charlotte R. Pennington, University of the West of England

University of the West of England, Bristol. UK.

Xiaoyun Li, Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. UK.

Thomas Leatherbarrow, Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. UK.

Jennifer R. Oulton, Edge Hill University

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. UK.

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2021-01-01

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2021)

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