Using a computer simulation of three slot machines to investigate a gambler's preference among varying densities of near-miss alternatives

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-241

  Maclin, Otto H ^a   Dixon, Mark R ^b   Daugherty, Dustin ^a   Small, Stacey L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547842069     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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