2007
DOI: 10.1080/00207590600788047
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The effect of knowledge of mathematics on gambling behaviours and erroneous perceptions

Abstract: T his study evaluates the effect of knowledge of mathematics as a protective factor against excessive gambling behaviours and erroneous beliefs. Two groups with different levels of knowledge of mathematics were compared as to their perceptions and behaviours before and during a gambling session. A total of 60 participants (30 men, 30 women) completed a questionnaire evaluating how they perceive the notion of chance and participated in two experimental tasks: the production of a random sequence of heads/tails, … Show more

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“…The large majority of commercial gambling offerings are provided in a way that ensures high variability of short-term outcomes, but long-term statistical advantage to the gambling provider (Epstein, 2012). Failure to be aware of these mathematical principles or disavowal of these facts are common gambling specific errors in thinking (Lambos & Delfabbro, 2007;Pelletier & Ladouceur, 2007;Williams, Connolly, Wood, & Nowatzki, 2006). Two specific aspects of this deficient statistical knowledge particularly relevant to gambling are as follows:…”
Section: What Are the Specific Gambling Fallacies?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The large majority of commercial gambling offerings are provided in a way that ensures high variability of short-term outcomes, but long-term statistical advantage to the gambling provider (Epstein, 2012). Failure to be aware of these mathematical principles or disavowal of these facts are common gambling specific errors in thinking (Lambos & Delfabbro, 2007;Pelletier & Ladouceur, 2007;Williams, Connolly, Wood, & Nowatzki, 2006). Two specific aspects of this deficient statistical knowledge particularly relevant to gambling are as follows:…”
Section: What Are the Specific Gambling Fallacies?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individuals who believe there is some factor beyond chance that determines gambling outcomes discount randomness and mistakenly try to control or predict outcomes through other means. Interestingly, knowledge of mathematics and probabilities does not necessarily protect one against misunderstanding randomness (Pelletier and Ladouceur, 2007;Turner, Zangeneh & Littman-Sharp, 2006). Many gamblers may know the probabilities but feel they can beat them (Turner, Zangeneh & Littman-Sharp, 2006).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…D'autres études ont plutôt examiné l'impact de connaissances mathématiques préalables, acquises par l'éducation, sur les cognitions et les comportements de jeu, pendant des séances de jeu en laboratoire. Dans l'étude de Pelletier et Ladouceur (2007) par exemple, trente étudiants universitaires faisant partie de programmes fortement liés aux mathématiques ont été comparés à 30 autres étudiants de programmes plus sociaux ou artistiques (Pelletier & Ladouceur, 2007). Des questions sur les probabilités de jeux de cartes et de dés ont été posées aux participants pour garantir l'hétérogénéité des groupes concernant leurs connaissances mathématiques (Pelletier & Ladouceur, 2007).…”
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