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Cognitive structure and behavioral regulation in alcoholics.
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Substance UseSocial SciencesPsychologyAlcohol MisusePertinent IdeasCognitive StructureHealth SciencesWeaker Cognitive ControlBehavioral SciencesCognitive ScienceInternal ScanningAlcohol AbuseAlcohol-related Liver DiseaseExperimental PsychologyAlcohol ControlAlcohol DependenceSubstance AbuseAlcohol StudiesAddictionSubstance Addiction
Compared with nonalcoholics, alcoholics were less able to focus on relevant cues (i.e., they had weaker cognitive control) and less able to recall pertinent ideas or events and possible consequences (i.e., their internal scanning was narrower).