Manipulating slot machine preference in problem gamblers through contextual control

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-129

  Nastally, Becky L ^a   Dixon, Mark R ^a   Jackson, James W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual control; Pathological gambling; Relational frame theory; Slot machine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79951934412     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-125     Document Type: Article

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