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Titles listTrait gambling cognitions predict near-miss experiences and persistence in laboratory slot machine gambling
Titles listTrait gambling cognitions predict near-miss experiences and persistence in laboratory slot machine gambling
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Trait gambling cognitions predict near-miss experiences and persistence in laboratory slot machine gambling |
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| Published in | British Journal of Psychology. 2012, vol. 103, no. 3, p. 412-427 | |
| Abstract | ‘Near-miss' outcomes (i.e., unsuccessful outcomes close to the jackpot) have been shown to promote gambling persistence. Although there have been recent advances in understanding the neurobiological responses to gambling near-misses, the psychological mechanisms involved in these events remain unclear. The goal of this study was to explore whether trait-related gambling cognitions (e.g., beliefs that certain skills or rituals may help to win in games of chance) influence behavioural and subjective responses during laboratory gambling. Eighty-four individuals, who gambled at least monthly, performed a simplified slot machine task that delivered win, near-miss, and full-miss outcomes across 30 mandatory trials followed by a persistence phase in extinction. Participants completed the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS; Raylu & Oei, 2004), as well as measures of disordered gambling (South Oaks Gambling Screen [SOGS]; Lesieur & Blume, 1987) and social desirability bias (DS-36; Tournois, Mesnil, & Kop, 2000). Skill-oriented gambling cognitions (illusion of control, fostered by internal factors such as reappraisal of losses, or perceived outcome sequences), but not ritual-oriented gambling cognitions (illusion of control fostered by external factors such as luck or superstitions), predicted higher subjective ratings of desire to play after near-miss outcomes. In contrast, perceived lack of self-control predicted persistence on the slot machine task. These data indicate that the motivational impact of near-miss outcomes is related to specific gambling cognitions pertaining to skill acquisition, supporting the idea that gambling near-misses foster the illusion of control. | |
| Keywords | Adolescent — Adult — Analysis of Variance — Cognition/physiology — Female — Gambling/psychology — Humans — Male — Middle Aged — Motivation/physiology — Pleasure/physiology — Psychological Tests — Reward — Young Adult | |
| Identifiers | PMID: 22804705 | |
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| Research groups | Affective sciences Unité de psychopathologie et neuropsychologie cognitive (UPNC) Abus de substances (834) | |
| Citation (ISO format) | BILLIEUX, Joel et al. Trait gambling cognitions predict near-miss experiences and persistence in laboratory slot machine gambling. In: British Journal of Psychology, 2012, vol. 103, n° 3, p. 412-427. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02083.x https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:29373 |
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