Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2008 - Volume , Issue 04  

Open Peer Commentary

Gambling and decision-making: A dual process perspective

Kenny R. Coventrya1

a1 Cognition and Communication Research Centre, School of Psychology and Sport Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom. kenny.coventry@northumbria.ac.uk http://kenny.coventry.googlepages.com/

Abstract

The consideration of gambling as a decision-making disorder may fail to explain why the majority of people gamble, yet only a small percentage of people lose control of their behaviour to the point where their gambling becomes problematic. The application of dual process theories to gambling addiction offers a means of explaining the differences between “normal” and “problem” gambling, augmenting the multiple vulnerabilities proposed by Redish et al.

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