Slot machine preferences of pathological and recreational gamblers are verbally constructed

Psychological Record

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-112

  Dixon, Mark R ^a   Bihler, Holly L ^a   Nastally, Becky L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Equivalence; Gambling; Slot machine; Transfer of function

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951911979     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03395748     Document Type: Article

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