THE EFFECTS OF TOLUENE AND ALCOHOL ON PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE

Eight male subjects took part in four experimental sessions in an exposure chamber to assess the effects of toluene (80 p.p.m.) and alcohol (0.4 ml per kg body weight) individually and in combination on four measures of performance and also on mood. Alcohol caused a significant deterioration over the exposure session in performance on pursuit tracking and visual search tasks and also in mood. Toluene had no significant effect on any of the behavioural measures, but examination of mean scores for each treatment suggested a tendency for performance and mood to deteriorate more when alcohol and toluene were administered together than when alcohol was taken alone.

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• Authors:
  • Cherry, N
  • Johnston, J D
  • Venables, H
  • Waldron, H A
  • Buck, L
  • MacKay, C J
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Ergonomics
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0014-0139
  • EISSN: 1366-5847
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/terg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Emotions; Motor skills; Toluene; Tracking systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Psychomotor performance; Tracking; Visual search
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387798
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 486
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM