Methods:
Young adult women (n = 17; M age = 21.8, SD = 1.3, range 21–25) participated in a three-session
double-blind within subjects 2 (type of scenario) × 3( beverage) experiment, responding each time to 6 vignettes
with an attractive man who was either Familiar or had Just Met her.
In each session participants consumed a
beverage (alcohol, placebo or water, random order) and projected emotional reactions and drinking decisions
(likelihood and amount) in each of the 6 scenarios.