Becoming a Marihuana User

Effects of Acute Smoked Marijuana on Complex Cognitive Performance

“…In contrast, subjective-effect ratings and heart rate response did not show a corresponding tolerance after volunteers smoked a single marijuana cigarette. Becker (1953) suggested that before individuals are able to experience marijuana-associated positive subjective effects, they must go through a process in which they learn to recognize and interpret psychoactive effects produced by smoked marijuana. As one acquires more experience with smoking marijuana, one becomes more competent in identifying marijuana-related subjective effects, possibly decreasing the prospect of substantial tolerance to marijuana's subjective effects.…”

Foundations and Opportunities for an Interdisciplinary Science of Learning

“…One is that merely showing novice students videos of experts doing things does not guarantee that the novices notice all the relevant features (e.g., Michael, Klee, Bransford, & Warren, 1993). Second, an emphasis on expertise and noticing suggests that we do not simply learn from experience; instead, we also learn to experience (e.g., Becker, 1953;Goodwin, 1994;Stevens & Hall, 1998).…”

Pharmaceutical entanglements: an analysis of the multiple determinants of ADHD medication effects in a Chilean school

“…In a classical essay regarding how individuals become regular marihuana users, Becker (1953) argued that drug experiences involve more than the chemicals and biology that were the focus of laboratory drug research. Observing how marijuana is used in everyday settings, he became convinced of the inadequacy of scientific accounts which focused on drugs’ biological modes of action, and the effects of these as perceived by users.…”