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ToolsThompson, Stephen J. and Corr, Philip J. (2013) A feedback-response pause normalises response perseveration deficits in pathological gamblers. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 11 (5). pp. 601-610. ISSN 1557-1874
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A failure to inhibit punished responses is central to problematic gambling. We used a computerised card playing game to determine if this failure can be ameliorated by imposing a delay between feedback from the previous trial and the opportunity to play the next card. We compared two experimental conditions: No pause (Standard task) and a 5-s pause (Pause task). Community-based problematic gamblers (n = 42) were compared with a control group (n = 39). Number of cards played (and cash won/lost) and latency of response were measured. Results show that, compared to a control group, problematic gamblers perseverated longer and lost more money on the Standard task, but this deficit was abolished by the imposition of a 5-s pause. Results suggest that, by strengthening inhibitory control processes, problematic gambling on computer gaming machines can be significantly reduced by the imposition of a simple short-delay before the next bet.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2014 14:42 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 15:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45807 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11469-013-9440-7 |
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