Subjective responses during the CASE session were assessed with measures of stimulation and sedation, craving, and drug liking/wanting. Craving was assessed with the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire (Bohn et al., 1995), including eight items on current desire for alcohol (e.g. ‘All I want to do now is have a drink’). The AUQ showed adequate internal consistency (α = 0.81 for the post-priming assessment). Perceived stimulant and sedative effects were assessed with the 14-item biphasic alcohol effects scale (BAES, Martin et al., 1993), covering stimulant (e.g., energized, stimulated) and sedative (sedated, sluggish) effects of alcohol. Internal consistencies for stimulation and sedation scales were α = 0.89 and α = 0.83, respectively, at the post-priming assessment. Items adapted from the Drug Effects Questionnaire (DEQ, see Morean et al., 2013) served as measures of drug liking (Do you like any of the effects you are feeling right now?) and wanting (How much do you want more of the infusion?) using an analogue scale (0–100). All measures were presented on a computer monitor. The present analyses focused on a) the assessment point immediately after priming, when aBAC was equivalent across participants, and b) peak scores obtained across the CASE session.
