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The Epistemology of the Near Miss and Its Potential Contribution in the Prevention and Treatment of Problem-Gambling
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Abstract The near-miss has been considered an important factor of reinforcement in gambling behavior, and previous research has focused more on its industry-related causes and effects and less on the gaming phenomenon itself. The near-miss has usually been associated with the games of slots and scratch cards... view more
The near-miss has been considered an important factor of reinforcement in gambling behavior, and previous research has focused more on its industry-related causes and effects and less on the gaming phenomenon itself. The near-miss has usually been associated with the games of slots and scratch cards, due to the special characteristics of these games, which include the possibility of pre-manipulation of award symbols in order to increase the frequency of these "engineered" near-misses. In this paper, we argue that starting from an elementary mathematical description of the classical (by pure chance) near-miss, generalizable to any game, and focusing equally on the epistemology of its constitutive concepts and their mathematical description, we can identify more precisely the fallacious elements of the near-miss cognitive effects and the inadequate perception and representation of the observational-intentional "I was that close." This approach further suggests a strategy of using non-standard mathematical knowledge of an epistemological type in problem-gambling prevention and cognitive therapies.... view less
Keywords
gambling; addiction; dependence; prevention; therapy; mathematics; cognitive factors
Classification
Social Problems
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Free Keywords
near-miss; mathematical education; gambling mathematics; cognitive therapy; epistemology of mathematics; mathematical modeling
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Journal
Journal of Gambling Studies, 35 (2019) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-09820-1
ISSN
1573-3602
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed