A bird in hand: Discouraging gambling on a slot machine simulation

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-361

  Weatherly, Jeffrey N ^a   Mcdougall, Casey L ^a   Gillis, Angelique A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling, money; Nonpathological gamblers; Response effort; Slot machine simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REWARD;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 33748802007     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.4.347-361     Document Type: Article

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