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Dual effects of ‘losses disguised as wins’ and near-misses in a slot machine game

Steve SharmanDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael RF AitkenDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, UKView further author information
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Luke ClarkCentre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
Pages 212-223 | Received 01 Sep 2014, Accepted 15 Feb 2015, Published online: 27 Mar 2015

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Sebastian Oberdörfer, David Schraudt & Marc Erich Latoschik. (2022) Embodied Gambling—Investigating the Influence of Level of Embodiment, Avatar Appearance, and Virtual Environment Design on an Online VR Slot Machine. Frontiers in Virtual Reality 3.
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Lawrence O. Amazue, Larry O. Awo, Aaron A. Agbo, Catherine N. Ekwe & Mildred C. Ojiaku. (2021) Association of Near-Miss with Two Erroneous Gambling Cognitions and Betting Intention: Evidence from Nigerian Adolescents. Journal of Gambling Studies 37:3, pages 837-852.
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Imogen Kruse. (2019) The Controllability Hypothesis: Near‐miss effect points to common neurological machinery in posterior parietal cortex for controllable objects and concepts. European Journal of Neuroscience 50:11, pages 3786-3803.
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Louisa Detez, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Rebecca Segrave, Elliott Wilson, Thomas Chandler, Teresa Ries, Mitchell Stevenson, Rico S. C. Lee & Murat Yücel. (2019) A Psychophysiological and Behavioural Study of Slot Machine Near-Misses Using Immersive Virtual Reality. Journal of Gambling Studies 35:3, pages 929-944.
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Mike J. Dixon, Chanel J. Larche, Madison Stange, Candice Graydon & Jonathan A. Fugelsang. (2017) Near-Misses and Stop Buttons in Slot Machine Play: An Investigation of How They Affect Players, and May Foster Erroneous Cognitions. Journal of Gambling Studies 34:1, pages 161-180.
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K. R. Barton, Y. Yazdani, N. Ayer, S. Kalvapalle, S. Brown, J. Stapleton, D. G. Brown & K. A. Harrigan. (2017) The Effect of Losses Disguised as Wins and Near Misses in Electronic Gaming Machines: A Systematic Review. Journal of Gambling Studies 33:4, pages 1241-1260.
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