Humanizing Machines: Anthropomorphization of Slot Machines Increases Gambling.

Do people gamble more on slot machines if they think that they are playing against humanlike minds rather than mathematical algorithms? Research has shown that people have a strong cognitive tendency to imbue humanlike mental states to nonhuman entities (i.e., anthropomorphism). The present research...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 313 - 326
Autores principales:	Riva, Paolo, Sacchi, Simona, Brambilla, Marco
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Psychological Association Dec2015
Materias:	Gambling behavior Cognition Human behavior Slot machines Gambler psychology Gambling industry Anthropomorphism
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