The smoking Stroop and delay discounting in smokers: effects of environmental smoking cues.

Autor: Field, Matt, Rush, Michelle, Cole, Jon, Goudie, Andrew
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Zdroj: Journal of Psychopharmacology; Aug2007, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p603-610, 8p, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: We investigated the effects of exposure to environmental smoking-related cues (holding a lit cigarette in an environment previously associated with smoking) on cigarette craving, colour naming of smoking-related words in a modified Stroop task, and on the delay discounting of hypothetical rewards, in daily cigarette smokers (N = 30). Compared to exposure to neutral cues, exposure to smoking-related cues was associated with increased cigarette craving and slower colour naming of smoking-related compared to matched control words. However, smoking cues had no effect on delay discounting. These results suggest that smoking cues increase craving and the ability of smoking-related words to grab the attention, but do not influence impulsive decision-making. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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