Which technique was used to monitor cognitive activity during gambling?
Thinking aloud
Talking to oneself
Keeping a diary
Self-report measures
This study collected both quantitative and qualitative data. Which of the following formed the qualitative data?
The number of times the gamblers stopped for a break
The gamblers' verbalisations
The observation of the techniques used by the gamblers
The behavioural data eg number of wins, time taken to play etc
What type of gambling behaviour did Griffiths study?
scratch cards
Fruit machines
National Lottery
betting on horses
How were participants recruited for the study?
From amusement arcades
From Gamblers Anonymous
From a poster placed in the local university and college
From an advert in the local newspaper
This research suggests that gamblers could be treated by allowing them to listen to 'thinking aloud' recordings. What type of treatment programme might this be described as?
Cognitive behaviour-modification programme
Cognitive therapy programme
Thinking aloud to stop gambling programme
Gambling modification programme
Which ONE of the following is a TRUE finding from the results of the study?
14% of the regular gamblers used irrational verbalisations
20% of the non-regular gamblers used irrational verbalisations
10% of regular gamblers resorted to hitting the fruit machines when losing money
The non-regular gamblers were better at 'thinking aloud' than the regular gamblers.
Griffiths' study involved the use of triangulation. What is this?
Using triangle based software to map out the results
A technique which involves a triangle of observers to collect the data
Using a variety of methods to study one issue
Having 3 gamblers playing the fruit machines at the same time.
Whilst 'thinking aloud' the gamblers made some irrational verbalisations. Which one of the following statements made by the gamblers is NOT an irrational verbalisation.
The machine likes me
I won forty pence there I think
I lost there because I wasn't concentrating
That's a good little machine.
Each participant was given money to gamble with, how many 'free gambles' did the money allow them?
10
20
30
50
The ethics of the study may be questioned. Which of the following may be seen as a violation of the ethical guidelines?
Giving the gamblers money for 'free gambles'
Asking the gamblers to think out loud
Classifying some of the participants as 'regular gamblers'
Griffiths standing close to the gamblers when they were playing