Effects of the "near miss" and the "big win" on persistence at slot machine gambling

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-158

  Kassinove, J I ^a   Schare, M L ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; THEORY;

EID: 0034866325     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.15.2.155     Document Type: Article

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