Gambling : behavior theory, research, and application /
Nineteen behavioral scientists present their findings on a range of topics relating to the study of gambling from a behavioral perspective.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Reno, NV :
Context Press,
2006
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- What can gambling tell us about addiction? / Charles A. Lyons
- Theories of pathological gambling / James C.K. Porter, Patrick M. Ghezzi
- An applied theoretical cultural analysis of legalized gambling in the United States / V. Thomas Mahwinney
- Methodological considerations in the experimental analysis of gambling / Charles A. Lyons
- The pitfalls of studying gambling behavior in a laboratory situation / Jeffrey N. Weatherly, Brady J. Phelps
- Writing a simple slot machine simulation program / Otto H. MacLin [and others]
- The near-miss effect in simulated slot machine play / Patrick M. Ghezzi, Ginger Wilson, James C.K. Porter
- The impact of verbal behavior on gambling behavior / Mark R. Dixon, Jennifer Delaney
- Rules gamblers play by--and shouldn't / W. Scott Wood, Maria M. Clapham
- Pathways to gambling : childhood, adolescent, and underage gambling / Terry J. Knapp, Edward W. Crossman
- Native American gambling : the quest for the new white buffalo / Mark R. Dixon, Kim Moore
- Cognitive-behavioral treatments for pathological gambling / Nancy M. Petry, John M. Roll.
