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Significance Communicating in ways that motivate engagement in social distancing remains a critical global public health priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study tested motivational qualities of messages about social distancing (those that promoted choice and agency vs. those that were forceful and shaming) in 25,718 people in 89 countries. The autonomy-supportive message decreased feelings of defying social distancing recommendations relative to the controlling message, and the controlling message increased controlled motivation, a less effective form of motivation, relative to no message. Message type did not impact intentions to socially distance, but people’s existing motivations were related to intentions. Findings were generalizable across a geographically diverse sample and may inform public health communication strategies in this and future global health emergencies.

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This reviews the literature in psychology on acute alcohol intoxication and memory. Special emphasis is placed on empirical studies that have systematically examined alcohol's effects on memory performance in forensic contexts. Three aspects of memory performance are considered, including memory accuracy (i.e., the ability of the complainant to accurately distinguish between correct and incorrect information about the crime), memory reliability (i.e., the probability that information recalled by the complainant at a given level of certainty is correct), and completeness (i.e., the quantity of information reported by the complainant). The results show that different memory performance measures are differentially important depending on whether we are policy makers formulating interview guidance, versus decision makers evaluating the strength of memory evidence in a given case. Overall, the research to date indicates that acute alcohol intoxication during rape affects the completeness but not the accuracy of what is remembered.