There were 57 men chosen from a pool of first year psychology students based on a pretest on which they stated that they were at least 19 years of age, that they owned a car and that they spent at least $20.00 on alcohol each month. A minimum age of 19 was necessary because it is the legal drinking age in Ontario.

Once the participants were chosen, they were put into groups of three, and were randomly assigned to eith

Though alcohol myopia is an important factor in determining why intoxicated participants are more likely to drive while under the influence, the textbook does not touch upon two other possibilities mentioned in the study: underestimation and drunken invincibility. Overall, however, the editors of the textbook are successful in their representation of the article because the reading conveys the results of the study clearly and concisely.

Both groups were weighed in order to assess the accuracy of their intoxication level estimates. However, in the alcohol condition, after being weighed each participant was given three alcoholic drinks with 20 minute intervals in between. The intent of the investigators was to control the BAL of the participants and keep it as close to 0.08%, which is the legal limit in Ontario.

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