Exciting new paper from Spencer Murch’s PhD work! This paper looked at the effect of immersion on post-reinforcement pauses on slot machine gambling, across different reinforcement outcomes including genuine wins, losses disguised as wins, and bonus spins.
This paper is available through open access.
Murch, W. S., Ferrari, M. A., & Clark, L. (2024). Post-reinforcement pauses during slot machine gambling are moderated by immersion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241239054