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The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use: implications from a dyslexic population

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The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use : implications from a dyslexic population. / Wilcockson, Thomas; Pothos, Emmanuel.

In: Journal of Substance Use, Vol. 21, No. 3, 05.2016, p. 244-248.

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Wilcockson, T & Pothos, E 2016, 'The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use: implications from a dyslexic population', Journal of Substance Use, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 244-248. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2015.1009506

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Wilcockson, T., & Pothos, E. (2016). The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use: implications from a dyslexic population. Journal of Substance Use, 21(3), 244-248. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2015.1009506

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Wilcockson T, Pothos E. The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use: implications from a dyslexic population. Journal of Substance Use. 2016 May;21(3):244-248. Epub 2015 Feb 11. doi: 10.3109/14659891.2015.1009506

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Wilcockson, Thomas ; Pothos, Emmanuel. / The automatic nature of habitual goal-state activation in substance use : implications from a dyslexic population. In: Journal of Substance Use. 2016 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 244-248.

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abstract = "Habitual goal-state activation may automatically elicit effects upon cognition, motivation and emotion, through influence upon processes operating outside of awareness. For example, alcohol craving may be triggered by environmental cues. This experiment considered whether priming habitual goal-states would have similar effects for adult dyslexics and non-dyslexic controls. Dyslexia may be associated with automatization deficits, which may affect habitual goal-state response. Dyslexics were compared to non-dyslexics on their reported alcohol cravings, following priming of one of two habitual goal-state conditions; studying or socializing. Within some of the exploratory analyses, a difference between dyslexics and non-dyslexics was demonstrated. However, the difference was not in the anticipated direction, as it was the dyslexics who were more affected by the primes. This suggests that dyslexics may be affected by primes differently to non-dyslexics. This research potentially helps understand the role that habitual goal-states play within substance use.",
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