Engaging in "illusory control" during repeated risk-taking
Engaging in "illusory control" during repeated risk-taking
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DOI：
10.2466/pr0.83.7.959-962
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Ebbs, RE
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文献类型：
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作者：
Dixon, MR;Hayes, LJ;Ebbs, RE
当个人选择参与机会游戏时，就会发生冒险行为。尽管这些游戏的结果完全是随机的，但许多人相信他们可以对结果进行一定的控制。本研究调查了五名本科轮盘赌玩家愿意支付额外费用以获得参与对游戏结果没有影响的虚幻活动的机会的程度，即选择随机数字而不是让实验者选择它们。所有五个受试者都参与了此类活动，并且他们参与的程度与玩家的奖金呈线性相关。这些发现或许可以解释为什么人们在胜算不大的情况下仍继续赌博。
Risk-taking behavior occurs when an individual chooses to engage in a game of chance. Although the outcomes of these games are completely random, many individuals believe that they can exercise some control over the outcomes. The present study examined the extent to which five undergraduate roulette players would pay additional money for opportunities to engage in an illusory activity that had no influence on the game's outcome, i.e., choosing random numbers rather than having the experimenter choose them. All five subjects engaged in this type of activity, and the extent to which they did was linearly related to the player's winnings. These findings may suggest why people continue to gamble when the odds of winning are against them.