Arousal and Gambling Mode Preference: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-358

  Baudinet, Julian ^a   Blaszczynski, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal; Excitement; Heart rate; Problem gambling; Psychophysiology; Skin conductance; Subjective arousal

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AROUSAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 84878396081     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9304-2     Document Type: Review

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