31 men and 29 women were randomly assigned to conditions in which they drank water they had labeled as either WATER, ALCOHOL, or NOT ALCOHOL, then completed a mood measure. Subjects given the ALCOHOL label who reported low frequency of using alcohol had a significantly greater positive mood and a less negative mood than subjects in the other conditions.
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