March 6th, 2019

• 3/6/19 01:08 am
• We expect that if a person has the perception that a gambling device possesses a humanlike mind, it would lead them to gamble more compared with those who have the perception that the same gambling device is based on an algorithm preprogrammed to deliver a certain number of wins and losses. The latter description is what a slot machine is in actuality: a computer algorithm that determines where the pictures on the reels will stop and when to pay out ( Turner & Horbay, 2004). However, the pervasive cognitive tendency to attribute humanlike features to nonhuman entities (e.g., including machines) might lead players to perceive a gambling session as a challenge against a person rather than against a preprogrammed device.  
  
  
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