Anticipatory electrodermal activity and decision making in a computer poker-game

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-70

  Palomäki, Jussi ^a   Kosunen, Ilkka ^b   Kuikkaniemi, Kai ^b   Yamabe, Tetsuo ^c   Ravaja, Niklas ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anticipated utility; Decision making; EDA; Poker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; TEXAS;

EID: 85007027796     PISSN: 1937321X     EISSN: 2151318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/npe0000002     Document Type: Article

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