The present study extends the prior research on cognitive defusion byexamining behavioral change on a simulated slot machine. Participants wereexposed to an on-line slot machine fully manipulated by an experimenter. Arandomized control pretest-posttest design was used to assess the differences ingambling persistence and risk across groups (Defusion Control, Defusion withoutInformation, and Defusion with Information). Results yield a statisticallysignificant difference in persistence across time and a non-statistically significantdifference in risk across time. Findings from this study suggest that defusionexercises, when combined with accurate gambling related information, may helpreduce persistence of gambling behavior.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:siu.edu/oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:theses-1418 |
| Date | 01 August 2010 |
| Creators | Wilson, Alyssa N. |
| Publisher | OpenSIUC |
| Source Sets | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses |
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