Date of Award
8-1-2015
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Behavior Analysis and Therapy
First Advisor
Dixon, Mark
Abstract
The present Study sought to apply the animal model to get a better understanding of the gambling behavior of individuals with brain injuries. The purpose of the present study was to explore how response allocations would be impacted when persons with brain injury were exposed to two concurrently available slot machines that differed by wining percentages and symbols that signaled reinforcement. Ten individuals with acquired brain injuries were recruited through their residential facility. Result indicated that all 10 participants allocated majority of their responses to the machine with symbols.
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