These results will be of importance in the proposed study because they will provide further baseline information to compare the results. The data from this study is also important because it suggests that the high CO2 content of champagne may increase the rate of absorption. If these results are valid then it will be important to keep them in mind when asking the subjects of the proposed study to ingest alcohol, realizing that certain drinks are absorbed in different manners. Alcohol Impairs Speed

The response rate to simple stimuli can be impaired by the administration of alcohol as discovered in previous studies and the proposed study seeks to verify the difference between that impairment in regards to simple and complex events. This particular article documents the results of that impairment concerning the early stages of information processing. The results of this study as documented by the article are of importance to the proposed study because the response in the early stages might differ from the results in the late stages of information processing. It is important therefore to recognize (in the proposed study) whether the response to simple or complex stimuli is in what stage of processing? The article documents total information processing and how it works, as well as how it becomes impaired due to the effects of administering alcohol to the subjects.

Surveillance Report

The proposed study is seeking to establish whether there is a difference in response times to complex and simple stimuli after the introduction of alcohol to the subject(s) and at what levels these effects take place. The Surveillance Report helps to document why this study should be undertaken. It provides data on the number one cause of death for most people between the ages of 1-44 (in the United States) is accidents. The report states that overall 40% of the deaths were due to motor vehicle accidents and that a large percentage of those accidents were due to alcohol...

According to the report the average life expectancy for a U.S. citizen is now 75 years of age, and the report used that age to determine years of potential life lost (YPLL). Since the proposed study will attempt to provide data to help lower the YPLL, the report can easily be included in the literature review of the study.
Effect of Low and Moderate Doses of Alcohol

This report provides some interesting data on how low and moderate doses of alcohol effect a drivers tendencies to drive in a more haphazard fashion, ie; faster speeds, more reckless driving, driving too close etc. This data can be important in the proposed study because it provides evidence that more reckless driving can place the driver in a more dangerous situation, and that with impaired reaction times to simple or complex stimuli, the driver is more apt to have an accident than otherwise would happen.

The study found that "increased accident risk among drivers who have ingested alcohol is attributable at least in part to slower responses to potential hazards." This information is important to the proposed study because it is being used to determine the rate of those slower responses.

The University Health Services provides information to students on the effects of alcohol on the body and that information can be found in the official school policy manual.

The proposed study will consist of student subjects who are affected (to some degree) by those policies and therefore it is likely to be of some importance to them. The report explains the blood alcohol content (BAC) and approximately how many drinks it takes to reach that level. It also explains how alcohol is passed through the body and what steps to take to slow down the absorption of the alcohol. The report also informs students of other factors to consider when drinking, factors that the students may not have considered or have known about due to lack of previous experience.