ARL General Knowledge
Participants in our studies wear an alcohol monitor on one of these parts of their body
What is the ankle and/or wrist?
The first paper read by the ARL this semester examined structural differences in this part of the brain in alcohol-dependent individuals with and without comorbid depression/anxiety
What is grey matter?
This time of year is ideal for applying to post-bacc research positions
What is Spring and early Summer?
This time of day is most enjoyed by lab members (sunrise or sunset)
What is sunset?
This ARL graduate student will be initiating an EEG task involving music during upcoming study visits
Who is Jiaxu?
VIDEO CLUE
What is 585?
This model posits that intoxicated individuals have narrowed attentional resources dedicated only to the most salient cues
What is the Alcohol Myopia Model?
The Skyn bracelet takes alcohol readings this often
What is every 20 seconds?
This method of listening to music is most commonly used in the ARL
What is Spotify?
This RA’s face can be found hanging on the door to room 563A
Who is Rashmi?
DAILY DOUBLE
You can wager up to as many points as your team has (in increments of 300).
If you guess correctly, you WIN that many points.
If you're wrong, you LOSE that many points.
The lab’s EEG caps include spots for this number of electrodes – a fairly standard set up
This task was used to measure the effects of ostracism in a 2021 paper
What is Cyberball?
The Tangram Shape task is used to assess the formation of this social process between two or more conversation partners
What is Common Ground?
This superpower is objectively the best (or at least the most popular)
What is teleportation?
VIDEO CLUE
Who is James?
A print of this absurdist image can be found in room 565B
What is a cow with too many legs?
DAILY DOUBLE
You can wager up to as many points as your team has (in increments of 400).
If you guess correctly, you WIN that many points.
If you're wrong, you LOSE that many points.
Decorating a bar with mirrors or posters about teamwork is one possible method of reducing this phenomenon, according the Giancola et al., 2010 paper
This percentage of people ages 18 and older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month
What is 25%
If the ARL took a trip, we would prefer to use this method of transportation
What is a train?
Name two ARL members who share a birthday month with you
_______
The lab goes through this many liters of vodka per month across all study visits
What is 3-4?
The effects of alcohol on startle response were significantly larger for this out-group size
What is 0?
Along with Free Access, this is an IV alcohol administration style.
What is Rate Control / Progressive Ratio / Clamp?
On a free evening, you can find lab members enjoying this fun activity
What is playing board games?
This lab member studied at the University of Pittsburgh before coming to the ARL.
Who is Dr. Fairbairn?