Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Rash, Carla J.
Author's Email Address	crash1@lsu.edu
URN	etd-04142004-115227
Title	State-Specific Effects of Withdrawal in Smokers
Degree	Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department	Psychology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Amy Copeland Committee Chair Jason Hicks Committee Member Mary Kelley Committee Member
Keywords	physiological reactivity state-dependent learning recall
Date of Defense	2004-05-21
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Comparisons of responses to a free-recall task were made in withdrawal and non-withdrawal states of 41 smokers. A 2 x 2 design was used to investigate state-specific learning effects in smokers during nicotine withdrawal using a list of 20 common words. Nicotine withdrawal was defined as a minimum of 12 hours abstinence from smoking. Physiological measures of heart rate and blood pressure were examined for drug-compensatory responses. No significant decreases in physiological responding were found. Additionally, no interaction was found between reported urge and withdrawal. The primary hypothesis regarding state-specific effects on recall was not supported. These findings are to be interpreted with caution, as sample-size was not sufficient to detect differences among groups.
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