Real and laboratory gambling, sensation-seeking and arousal

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5268835
AutoresGeorge Anderson (0000-0002-4944-4011, Adam Smith Institute, autor de correspondencia), R I F Brown (Adam Smith Institute)
Año1984
Volumen75
Número3
Páginas401-410
Fecha de publicación1984-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1984.tb01910.x
PMID6487928
OpenAlexW2114959773
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas80

The existence and importance of excitement in gambling, the effects of runs of wins and losses on gambling behaviour and the relationships of both with sensation-seeking were investigated using samples of students and experienced gamblers in real and artificial gambling situations. Heart-rate increases, gambling behaviour and events such as 'stake decision time' were recorded as subjects played blackjack.Significant differences between real and artificial casinos were found for mean heart-rate increases over base-lines, for gambling behaviour and in the relationships between sensation-seeking, arousal and gambling in the two conditions. Doubt is cast on laboratory gambling as a valid analogue of the real gambling situation. Sensation-seeking and arousal are discussed briefly in relation to explanations of gambling

Arousal · Cognitive psychology · Low arousal theory · Personality · Sensation · Sensation Seeking · Artificial Intelligence in Games · Educational Games and Gamification · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Psychology · Social Psychology