Real and laboratory gambling, sensation-seeking and arousal

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ID5268835
AutoresGeorge Anderson (0000-0002-4944-4011, Adam Smith Institute, autor correspondente), R I F Brown (Adam Smith Institute)
Ano1984
Volume75
Fascículo3
Páginas401-410
Data de publicação1984-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1984.tb01910.x
PMID6487928
OpenAlexW2114959773
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas80

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