To test the hypothesis that drinking alcohol increases involvement in a structured social situation, 96 volunteer college students were assigned to either an alcohol or non-alcohol condition. Subjects played a standard Monopoly game for a maximum of 3 hr. A checklist was used to record observations of their behavior. Analysis indicates that subjects in alcohol-drinking groups had longer playing time, built more hotels, and consumed more beverage than subjects who were in the non-alcohol condition. These results were interpreted as a reflection of increased involvement of alcohol-drinking subjects in the structured social situation of the game.
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