Cognitive biases and decision making in gambling

Psychological Reports

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Mariano, Chóliz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBABILITY LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956581797     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.107.1.15-24     Document Type: Article

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