Drunk People Are Better at Creative Problem Solving

May 1, 2018 By Alison Beard

ABSTRACT:
Professor Andrew Jarosz served vodka-cranberry cocktails to 20 male subjects until their blood alcohol levels neared legal intoxication and then gave each a series of word association problems to solve. Not only did those who imbibed give more correct answers than a sober control group performing the same task, but they also arrived at solutions more quickly. The conclusion: drunk people are better at creative problem solving.

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