Heart rate arousal and excitement in gambling: Winners versus losers.

Wulfert, Edelgard; Roland, Brian D.; Hartley, Julie; Wang, Naitian; Franco, Christine A.

doi:10.1037/0893-164x.19.3.311

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“…The results of the present research are coherent with other gambling studies that suggest that achieving the prize is necessary to maintain a high the psychophysiological arousal during it (Coventry & Hudson, 2001;Lole, et al, 2012), but that having the expectation of being able to win the prize is more relevant than winning it (Ladouceur, Sévigny, Blaszczynski, O'Connor, & Lavoie, 2003;Wulfert, Roland, Hartley, Wang, & Franco, 2005). According to the design of the present research, gamblers showed this expectation in the first attempt, and especially in the betting and rotation of the roulette phases.…”

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Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Herrero-Fernández¹,

Estévez²,

Sarabia³

et al. 2017

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ResumenNowadays, gambling is increasing as a more frequent problem among the young people. In order to shed light about the physiological correlates of the three phases that were identified in the roulette gambling game (phase of betting, phase of watching the rotation of the roulette and phase of watching the final result), 24 participants, with no pathological gambling problems, participated in three attempts of this game. Heart rate, skin conductance level and skin conductance response were recorded. The resultsshowed that betting phase is the phase where highest arousal is experienced by the participants, followed by the phase of watching the rotation of the roulette. Likewise, it was verified that not getting the prize provokes a quick habituation that is evidenced in the decrease of the arousal in the second phase. Finally, clinical implications of the results are discussed.Keywords: Gambling, Heart rate, Skin conductance level, Skin conductance response, Habituation.En la actualidad, el juego de apuesta constituye un problema cada vez más grave entre la gente joven. Con el objetivo de arrojar luz sobre los correlatos fisiológicos de las tres fases identificadas en un juego de apuesta como es el de la ruleta (fase de apuesta, fase de ver girar la ruleta y fase de visualización del resultado), 24 participantes sin problemas de juego patológico llevaron a cabo tres ensayos de este juego, mientras se registraba la tasa cardiaca, el nivel de conductancia eléctrica de la piel y la respuesta de conductancia eléctrica de la piel. Los resultados mostraron que la fase que mayor activación genera es la de realización de la apuesta, seguida por la de ver girar la ruleta. Igualmente se vio que el hecho de no conseguir premio produce una brusca habituación que se evidencia en la caída del nivel de activación en la segunda fase. Se comentan las implicaciones clínicas de estos hallazgos.

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confidence: 81%

Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Herrero-Fernández¹,

Estévez²,

Sarabia³

et al. 2017

HAAJ

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“…Anderson and Brown 1984;Meyer et al 2000;Coventry and Hudson 2001). Similar changes can be elicited by laboratory gambling protocols, particularly when genuine monetary rewards are at stake (Sharpe et al 1995;Ladouceur et al 2003;Wulfert et al 2005). The causal significance of these changes in arousal to the maintenance of gambling behaviour is unclear.…”

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Physiological Responses to Near-Miss Outcomes and Personal Control During Simulated Gambling

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Near-miss outcomes during gambling are non-win outcomes that fall close to a pay-out. While objectively equivalent to an outright miss, near-misses motivate ongoing play and may therefore be implicated in the development of disordered gambling. Given naturalistic data showing increases in heart rate (HR) and electrodermal activity (EDA) during periods of real gambling play, we sought to explore the phasic impact of win, near-miss and full-miss outcomes on physiological arousal in a controlled laboratory environment. EDA and HR were monitored as healthy, student participants (n = 33) played a simulated slot-machine task involving unpredictable monetary wins. A second gambling distortion, perceived personal control, was manipulated within the same task by allowing the participant to select the play icon on some trials, and having the computer automatically select the play icon on other trials. Near-misses were rated as less pleasant than full-misses. However, on trials that involved personal choice, near-misses produced higher ratings of 'continue to play' than full-misses. Winning outcomes were associated with phasic EDA responses that did not vary with personal choice. Compared to full-misses, near-miss outcomes also elicited an EDA increase, which was greater on personal choice trials. Near-misses were also associated with greater HR acceleration than other outcomes. Near-miss outcomes are capable of eliciting phasic changes in physiological arousal consistent with a state of subjective excitement, despite their objective non-win status.

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“…Naturalistic studies have described profound physiological responses during gambling, including heart rate increases (e.g. Anderson and Brown 1984;Coventry and Hudson 2001), which further scale with the game outcomes such that elevations are greatest during winning sessions (Wulfert et al 2005). As well as measuring tonic arousal over several minutes of play, recent work has begun to characterize phasic 'event-related' arousal responses, showing for example that wins and near-misses both generate increased electrodermal activity (EDA) Clark et al 2013).…”

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Mixed Emotions to Near-Miss Outcomes: A Psychophysiological Study with Facial Electromyography

Sharman

Clark

2015

J Gambl Stud

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Near-misses occur across many forms of gambling and are rated as unpleasant while simultaneously increasing the motivation to continue playing. On slot machines, the icon position relative to the payline moderates the effects of near-misses, with near-misses before the payline increasing motivation, and near-misses after the payline being rated as aversive. Near-misses are also known to increase physiological arousal compared to fullmisses, but physiological measures to date have not been able to dissociate positive and negative emotional responses. The present study measured facial electromyography at the corrugator (brow) and zygomaticus (cheek) sites, as well as electrodermal activity (EDA), following gambling outcomes on a two-reel slot machine simulation in 77 novice gamblers. Behavioral data was collected using trial-by-trial ratings of motivation and valence. Wins were rated as more pleasant and increased motivation to continue playing, compared to non-win outcomes. Wins were also accompanied by increased EDA and zygomaticus activity. Near-misses after the payline were rated as more aversive than other non-wins, and this was accompanied by increased EDA and zygomaticus activity. Near-misses before the payline increased motivation to continue playing, and were accompanied by increased EDA. Thus, both subjective and physiological responses to near-misses differ for events falling either side of the payline. The 'near-miss effect' is not a unitary phenomenon. Facial EMG has differential sensitivity to positive and negative valence and may be a useful measure for future studies of gambling behavior.

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Heart rate arousal and excitement in gambling: Winners versus losers.

Cited by 90 publications

References 25 publications

Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Physiological Responses to Near-Miss Outcomes and Personal Control During Simulated Gambling

Mixed Emotions to Near-Miss Outcomes: A Psychophysiological Study with Facial Electromyography

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