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Impact of Binge Drinking on Certain Academic Tests
As binge drinking is a growing problem among the college sect, arguing that the activity can impact test performance is perhaps not the best approach to take to curb the behavior. A recent Science Daily release focused on an experiment conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) which found only mood, attention and reaction times were affected by binge drinking the night before a test.
Conducted by Jonathan Howland, professor of community health sciences at BUSPH and Damaris Rohsenow, research professor at Brown's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, this study found that intoxication in the evening did not affect students’ next day scores on academic tests that required long-term memory or on tests of recently learned material.
The impact was certainly felt in attention and reaction times and worsened moods. All of these elements can affect safety-related behaviors, such as driving. And, while researchers identify those types of tests not impacted by binge drinking, they also highlighted those tests that were in fact impacted, such as essay-writing and problem-solving exams that require higher-order cognitive skills.
"We do not conclude… that excessive drinking is not a risk factor for academic problems," the researchers wrote. "It is possible that a higher alcohol dose would have affected next-day academic test scores. Moreover, test-taking is only one factor in academic success. Study habits, motivation and class attendance also contribute to academic performance; each of these could be affected by intoxication."
This study does raise interesting questions about the impact alcohol can have on specific cognitive skills and reaction/attention behaviors. As these questions remain unanswered, further investigation and studies into this area are necessary.