Individual differences in learning during decision-making may predict specific harms associated with gambling

摘要: Problem gambling has been linked to impairments in decision-making under uncertainty. gamblers are more likely favor high-risk, high-reward, and short-term gains over advantageous choice alternatives, this preference impaired learning about decision outcomes. In paper we link specific processes harms related problem gambling. We asked a group of 140 casual 1) perform canonical task (the Iowa Gambling Task) online, 2) complete self-report survey GamTest) designed measure self-perceived harm caused by their used reinforcement model explain individual differences the task, individuals' parameters areas reported using questionnaire. found that people who learned from than losses on were report overall problems, problems specifically money. also whose was driven frequency rewards amount time spent gambling, as well social problems. discuss possible psychological neural mediating harms, relevance our approach diagnosis its consequences.