Can anyone guess the results? Sauced males were more likely to have a wandering mind; about 25% of the time. When asked what they were zoning out about, they reported thinking about the book about 6.75% of the time. Often they were thinking about "sensory states, such as hunger, thirst, and other consummatory motives." Consummatory motives? After a six pack, what do you think 25 year old males are thinking about?
In summary the researchers concluded, "that a moderate dose of alcohol simultaneously increases mind wandering while reducing the likelihood of noticing that one’s mind has wandered." I might have noticed a little bit of bias. Perhaps if they were allowed to read Sports Illustrated or Wired the results would be a little better.
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