ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Abstinence
;
Intrusive thoughts
;
Nicotine
;
Priming
;
Semantic activation
;
Perception
;
Processing
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In a group of heavy smokers, overnight abstinence from smoking facilitated the perception of briefly presented smoking words. Subjects in the nicotineabstinent condition accurately identified significantly more smoking-related words than food-related or neutral words. However, a group tested in a non-abstinent condition showed no significant differences in ability to identify the three different word types. Smokers deprived of cigarettes were also significantly better able to categorize smoking words than non-abstinent subjects. These results demonstrate an abstinence-based facilitation of processing smoking-related stimuli at the semantic level, consistent with the hypothesis that smoking-related concepts are activated, or primed, during deprivation from nicotine.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02245831
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