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Direct linkHarrigan, Kevin A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
Since 1983, slot machines in North America have used a computer and virtual reels to determine the odds. Since at least 1988, a technique called clustering has been used to create a high number of near misses, failures that are close to wins. The result is that what the player sees does not represent the underlying probabilities and randomness,…
Descriptors: Operant Conditioning, Probability, Classical Conditioning, Behavior Modification
