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4. HOW NEAR WINS AND NEAR LOSSES AFFECT GAMBLERS' SELF-PERCEPTIONS, RISK ESTIMATIONS, AND FUTURE GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR
By: Dr. Michael Enzle (Principal Investigator) -- Project Approved 2000-01
Identifying the effects of near wins and near losses on gaming decisions was the focus of this study. Theory suggests that these experiences may significantly affect a gambler's self-perceptions, risk estimations and future gambling behaviour. Dr. Michael Enzle (PI); Mr. Michael Jeremy Adam Wohl (CI); Dr. Donald C. Heth (CI), Department of Psychology, University of Alberta.
Status (Complete):
Three series of studies, eight experiments in total, were completed; one series focused on illusory control mechanisms in gambling, the second focused on counterfactual thinking. Two papers presenting multiple experiments have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals in the field of social psychology. One has appeared in print and the other is still in press. A manuscript for publication reporting the final two experiments is in first draft form and has been submitted for presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association.
Wohl, M. J. A., & Enzle, M. E. (2002). The deployment of personal luck: Illusory control in games of pure chance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1388-1397.
doi:10.1177/014616702236870
Wohl, M. J. A., & Enzle, M. E. (2003). The effects of near wins and losses on self-perceived personal luck and subsequent gambling behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39, 184-191.
doi:10.1016/S0022-1031(02)00525-5
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Last Updated: 06/23/06
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