tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post5318940087019225986..comments2023-06-17T09:14:17.021-05:00Comments on Inkfish: How the Need to Pee Helps (and Hurts) Decision MakingElizabeth Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-16256879343313760642011-10-12T13:46:06.626-05:002011-10-12T13:46:06.626-05:00thanks for clarifying.
it just seemed at odds tha...thanks for clarifying.<br /><br />it just seemed at odds that the first study compared needing to pee to sleep deprivations/alcohol intoxication which are well known to dampen inhibitory ability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-88808680953404486542011-10-12T08:59:16.047-05:002011-10-12T08:59:16.047-05:00The first study only found slower responses to the...The first study only found slower responses to the playing-card test at the very end of the experiment, when people said they absolutely couldn't wait any longer to pee. But the Stroop test experiment didn't make subjects drink a lot of water first; subjects just took the test and then reported how badly they currently had to pee. Presumably none of those subjects were as desperate as the people in the first study.<br /><br />So I think they're still compatible--the first study says that when you're absolutely on the verge of peeing your pants, your responses slow. (BAC of .05% is within the legal limit, though.) The second study says that when you have a fairly full bladder, you're better able to inhibit some cognitive responses.Elizabeth Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-16617507177804179952011-10-12T08:19:11.456-05:002011-10-12T08:19:11.456-05:00those two studies seem contradictory --
certainly ...those two studies seem contradictory --<br />certainly if having to pee was comparable to having a high BAC, you would expect worse performance on the stroopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com