SUBJECTIVE INTOXICATION INDUCED BY NITROUS OXIDE IN VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS
Marianne Frankenhaeuser, Gundla Jarpe
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology March 1, 1962 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1962.tb01264.x
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractSubjective intoxication from nitrous oxide increases regularly and pronouncedly with higher doses, as measured by magnitude estimation. Both the intoxicated subjects' own estimates and observers' ratings showed this pattern. Objective performance changes followed the same general trend but were much less pronounced. The authors concluded that subjective scaling methods are well suited for measuring drug-induced changes in subjective variables.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Nitrous oxide |
| Key finding | Subjective intoxication increased regularly and pronouncedly with increasing dose-levels of nitrous oxide, while objective performance changes were much less pronounced. |
Abstract
Frankenhaeuser, M. & Jarpe, G. Subjective intoxication induced by nitrous oxide in various concentrations. Scand. J. Psychol., 1962, 3, 171–176.—Subjective intoxication at various dose‐levels of nitrous oxide was investigated by the method of magnitude estimation. Estimates of intoxication were obtained from the intoxicated subjects themselves and from a group of observers. Both these sets of subjective scale values showed a pronounced and regular increase with increasing dose‐levels of the drug. Objective performance changes followed the same general pattern, but were much less pronounced. It was concluded that subjective scaling methods are well suited for measurements of drug‐induced changes in subjective variables.