Neural and Behavioral Effects of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)

"CBM sessions are computer tasks that take 15 minutes each. CBM is similar to an alcohol approach avoidance task (AAT) in that they will involve moving their mouse forward to simulate an avoidance/push response and backward to simulate an approach/pull response in response to alcohol and neutral stimuli depending on photograph orientation. Photos will get larger as if coming toward the participant when pulled and will get smaller as if moving away when pushed. CBM will involve pushing 90% of alcohol stimuli (pulling 10%) and pulling 90% of neutral stimuli (pushing 10%)."

"Sham training sessions are computer tasks that take 15 minutes each. Sham training is similar to an alcohol approach avoidance task (AAT) in that they will involve moving their mouse forward to simulate an avoidance/push response and backward to simulate an approach/pull response in response to alcohol and neutral stimuli depending on photograph orientation. Photos will get larger as if coming toward the participant when pulled and will get smaller as if moving away when pushed. Sham training will involve pushing and pulling 50% of each type of stimuli (alcohol and neutral)"