Cognitive Characteristics of Strategic and Non-strategic Gamblers

Strategic and non-strategic problem gamblers differ on decision-making under risk and ambiguity.

AIMS To analyse problem gamblers' decision-making under conditions of risk and ambiguity, investigate underlying psychological factors associated with their choice behaviour and examine whether decision-making differed in strategic (e.g., sports betting) and non-strategic (e.g., electronic gaming machine) problem gamblers. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Out-patient treatment centres ...

Reasoning in Strategic and Non-Strategic Interactions

Revisiting strategic versus non-strategic cooperation

We propose a novel experimental method that disentangles strategicallyand non-strategicallymotivated behavior. We apply it to an indefinitely-repeated prisoner’s dilemma game to observe simultaneously how the same individual behaves in situations with future interaction and in situations with no future interaction, while controlling for expectations. This method allows us to determine the exten...

Cognitive ability and strategic sophistication

In three experiments we examine the extent to which strategic sophistication (i.e., inductive reasoning, iterative dominance and level-k thinking) is determined by broader cognitive skills. In the first experiment we replicate previous results showing strong associations between cognitive ability and sophistication in a game of iterative dominance. We then extend the results to a game requiring...

the effects of collaborative strategic reading and direct instruction in persuasion on iranian second grade of high school students persuasive writing and attitudes

this study examined the effects of collaborative strategic reading and direct instruction in persuasion on iranian high school students persuasive writing and attitudes. students in three intact classes were assigned to one of three treatment conditions: collaborative strategic reading and direct instruction in persuasion or direct instruction in persuasion or a control group. treatment effects...