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- Title
A Feedback-Response Pause Normalises Response Perseveration Deficits in Pathological Gamblers.
- Authors
Thompson, Stephen; Corr, Philip
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
COMPULSIVE gambling; COMPULSIVE gamblers; PSYCHOLOGICAL feedback; CONTROL groups; CARD players; CARD games
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 5, p601
- ISSN
1557-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11469-013-9440-7