Gambling attitudes and beliefs predict attentional bias in non-problem gamblers

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1487-1503

  Grant, Leigh D ^a   Bowling, Alison C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Attitudes; Eye tracking; Gambling

Indexed keywords

ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; GAMBLING; HUMAN; SENSITIZATION; STIMULUS; ADDICTION; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CUES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961869802     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: 15733602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9468-z     Document Type: Article

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