An experiment on the social facilitation of gambling behavior

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Rockloff, Matthew Justus ^a   Dyer, Victoria ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fruit; Gambling; Group effects; Group polarization; Poker; Slot; Social influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RESEARCH DESIGN; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 33847625360     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9042-4     Document Type: Article

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