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Definition of 'Gambling'

An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.

Common names: Gambling; Gamblings; Gambling, Pathological; Gamblings, Pathological; Pathological Gamblings; Pathological Gambling

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Doomed to repeat the successes of the past: history is best forgotten for repeated choices with nonstationary payoffs.

29 Sep 2009 Many everyday tasks involve repeated choices in which past outcomes are used to estimate payoffs but in which present payoffs may differ from past ones. Two experiments with 10 decision problems employing the decisions-from-feedback paradigm ... Read more...


Distinct orbitofrontal regions encode stimulus and choice valuation.

29 Sep 2009 The weak axiom of revealed preferences suggests that the value of an object can be understood through the simple examination of choices. Although this axiom has driven economic theory, the assumption of equation between value and choice is often ... Read more...


Right ventromedial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices mediate adaptive decisions under ambiguity by integrating choice utility and outcome evaluation.

31 Aug 2009 The Iowa gambling task (IGT) is one of the most influential behavioral paradigms in reward-related decision making and has been, most notably, associated with ventromedial prefrontal cortex function. However, performance in the IGT relies on a ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Gambling'

Definition: An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.

Descriptor UI: D005715

Alternative terms: Gambling; Gamblings; Gambling, Pathological; Gamblings, Pathological; Pathological Gamblings; Pathological Gambling;

Allowable Qualifiers: psychology;

Tree Number: F01.145.722.408; F03.500.400;

History Note: 91(79)68; was see under RISK-TAKING 1979-90; was heading 1968-78

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