Alcohol, drugs, and human physical aggression. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 11, 78-88. Reviews the research on the relationship between alcohol, drugs, and aggression.
Findings indicate that alcohol is a potent antecedent of aggressive behavior.
Studies indicate that aggressive behavior is related to the quantity of alcohol ingested, the effect of social pressure to aggress and of intense provocation is enhanced by alcohol, the instigating effect of alcohol depends on the aggressive disposition of the alcohol consumer, the aggressive behavior of the intoxicated person can be regulated by altering cues that affect cognitive processes, and that other depressants increase aggressive responding. A hypothetical model is described that summarizes the experimental findings and provides a vehicle for discussing the major factors and psychological processes involved in alcohol-induced aggression. The pharmacological perspective, and the expectancy perspective. Active-placebo, or high dose of alcohol. The Ss were given the opportunity to behave in an aggressive manner within the context of a competitive RT task.