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Psychophysiological arousal signatures of near-misses in slot machine play

Mike J. Dixon Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kevin A. Harrigan Canadian Centre for Arts and Technology, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Michelle Jarick Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Vance MacLaren Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Jonathan A. Fugelsang Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Emily Sheepy Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada
Pages 393-407 | Published online: 04 Aug 2011

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