Ability to use the wait-and-see strategy in pathological gamblers

Abstract Pathological gamblers (PGs) perform differently on neurocognitive tests than do healthy controls (HC). The aim of this study was to assess “waiting ability” – a major components of inhibition control-using a modified Stop Signal Task (SST) in a population of male PGs ( N =55), and HCs ( N =...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2015-12, Vol.230 (2), p.472-478
Main Authors: Kertzman, Semion, Vainder, Michael, Visne, Tali, Aizer, Anat, Kotler, Moshe, Dannon, Pinhas N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Attention
Cognition
Delay Discounting
Gambling - psychology
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Inhibition (Psychology)
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Pathological gamblers
Psychiatry
Reaction Time
Reference Values
Stop Signal Task
Wait-and-see strategy
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Summary:Abstract Pathological gamblers (PGs) perform differently on neurocognitive tests than do healthy controls (HC). The aim of this study was to assess “waiting ability” – a major components of inhibition control-using a modified Stop Signal Task (SST) in a population of male PGs ( N =55), and HCs ( N =53). Results indicated no differences between PGs and HCs in reaction times, intra-individual response variability, or number of false alarms and misses. In conclusion, PGs were not impaired in their ability to manipulate their on-line response strategy during the experimental task and were instead able to change their strategy to decrease the number of false alarms. However, much more empirical and theoretical work needs to be carried out in order to understand the key neural basis of impulsivity among PGs.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.038