As stated previously, the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES; Martin et al., 1993) is a 14-item scale consisting of adjectives that describe the stimulant- and sedative-like effects of alcohol. The items are presented in alphabetical order, and are rated on an 11-point rating scale from 0=Not at All to 10=Extremely. While the original instructions ask the participant to attribute their mood state to effects produced by alcohol, modified instructions (Rueger et al., 2009) that ask the participant to assess mood state without revealing that alcohol was consumed, were used in order to allow for baseline measurement as well as placebo. Figure 1 includes the items for the BAES with the original as well as modified instructions that were used in the current study.
