This research examined adolescent's cognitive perceptions of the amount of skill and luck involved in gambling and whether these perceptions could be modified through differential reinforcement schedules during a game of blackjack. Adolescents (N = 149) from grades 7 and 8 completed a questionnaire and participated in a computerized blackjack game that differed in the rate of success. Perceptions were assessed immediately following the game and one and three weeks later to determine whether any changes were maintained over time. Although not statistically significant, results indicate that repeated losses tended to result in increasing the perception that luck, rather than skill, is involved in the blackjack task. The results are discussed with emphasis on the implications for the development of a cognitive element within gambling prevention programs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.33901 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Herman, Jodi. |
| Contributors | Derevensky, Jeffrey (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001875137, proquestno: MQ79011, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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