Learning theory

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What does the learning theory argue about gambling addiction?
That it occurs as individuals are conditioned to the excitement and arousal from gambling
What is the gambling win at the beginning?
The UCS
What is the excitement and arousal at the beginning?
The UCR
What is the excitement and arousal at the end?
The CR
What is the gambling environment at the end?
The CS
How does operant conditioning explain gambling addictions?
Patrial reinforcement via uncertainty maintains gambling behavior and variable ratio reinforcement via some people winning also maintains addiction
What are the 3 parts of the gambling hypothesis?
Big win, near miss and gambling environment
What is the big win hypothesis?
By experiencing a big win early on individuals become positively reinforced and continue gambling
What is the near miss hypothesis?
When individuals experience a near miss of almost winning they are more likely to continue gambling
What is the gambling environment hypothesis?
The gambling environment acts as a trigger due to conditioning for gambling to continue