Historique
Périodique
On the determinants of persistent gambling behaviour. I. High-frequency poker machine players
Auteur(s) :
DICKERSON, M. ;
HINCHY J. ;
ENGLAND, S. L. ;
FABRE, J. ;
CUNNINGHAM, R.
Année
1992
Page(s) :
p.237-248
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0007-1269
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
CONTROLE DE SOI
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
RENFORCEMENT
;
TEST
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
British Journal of Psychology, 1992, 83 (Pt 2), 237-248
Résumé :
Persistent gambling was studied as a function of the reinforcement of arousal and winning during normal poker machine playing sessions. Play rate, heart rate, winnings, subjective excitement and expectations of winning were recorded for five male and five female high-frequency players. Autoregressive regression analysis indicated that wins affect play rate for up to three minutes, while effects of the other variables were inconsistent. Markov chain analysis confirmed that wins smaller than 50 credits tend to elevate play rate, while larger wins cause a breakdown in the otherwise very regular rate of play. Results are discussed in relation to the development of impaired control of gambling behaviour. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Department of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.
Cote :
A04000