Structural characteristics of video lotteries: Effects of a stopping device on illusion of control and gambling persistence

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-131

  Ladouceur, Robert ^a   Sévigny, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gambling persistence; Illusion of control; Structural characteristics; Video lottery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; ILLUSION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POLICY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; SKILL; SYMBOLISM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIDEOTAPE;

FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18844399635     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-005-3028-5     Document Type: Article

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