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Article: Erroneous verbalizations and risk taking at video lotteries.
- Article from:
- British Journal of Psychology
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
- Author:
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The majority of individuals behave and think irrationally when gambling. The players' perceptions are said to be irrational or erroneous when they reflect a false representation of chance and the independence of events that occur in a gambling situation (Ladouceur & Walker, 1996). According to the social-cognitive theory of gambling (Walker, 1992b), erroneous thoughts indicate the failure to understand or take into account the random and uncontrollable nature of chance. These misconceptions lie at the heart of the gamblers' problem, as they can be determining factors in the development and maintenance of gambling habits (Ladouceur & Walker, 1998). However, Walker (1992a) ...
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