Published · 2022
Short-term cognitive impacts of electronic gaming machines with and without a skill-based component: A comparative laboratory study
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 979694
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Compares immediate responses to conventional slot machines and machines with a skill component in a laboratory study. Both produced similar levels of immersion, while skill-based play changed perceptions of how outcomes were determined without resolving players’ uncertainty about the role of skill.
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Gainsbury, S. M., & Philander, K. S. (2022). Short-term cognitive impacts of electronic gaming machines with and without a skill-based component: A comparative laboratory study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 979694.