Grithiths
- Created by: jennymayg13
- Created on: 26-04-14 18:08
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- Grithiths
- Aim
- Examine factors and variables relating to cognition and the gambling process
- Participants
- Regular Gamblers
- 29 Males
- 1 Female
- Non regular gamblers
- 15 Males
- 15 Females
- Each divided into sub groups of 'Thinking aloud' and 'Non-thinking aloud'
- Regular Gamblers
- Method
- Real amusement park
- Each P was given £3 to play and asked to stay on the machine for 60 gambles
- Fruit machine
- Findings
- Regular gamblers had a higher play rate of 8 gambles per minute
- Regular gambles who thought aloud had a lower win rate
- No significant difference between the winnings of the 2 groups
- Regular gamblers spent more time on the fruit machines
- Regular gamblers made more irrational verbalisations than non regular gamblers
- Conclusion
- Regular gamblers think there is more skill than luck involved
- Thinking aloud has the potential to be an effective therapeutic treatment for gamblers who have become addicted to fruit machines
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