Interface predictability changes betting behavior in computerized gambling

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Highlights:

• The association between sense of agency and HCI-based gambling behavior was unclear.

• We examined the impact of interface predictability on users' gambling behavior.

• Users' subjective win probability did not differ between predictability conditions.

• Users' decreased their wagers following a loss when the interface was predictable.

• The feeling of agency might meditate the impacts of interface features on gambling.

摘要

•The association between sense of agency and HCI-based gambling behavior was unclear.•We examined the impact of interface predictability on users' gambling behavior.•Users' subjective win probability did not differ between predictability conditions.•Users' decreased their wagers following a loss when the interface was predictable.•The feeling of agency might meditate the impacts of interface features on gambling.

论文关键词:Sense of agency,Illusion of control,Gambling,Gambler's fallacy,Risk-taking,Human-computer interface

论文评审过程:Received 9 May 2019, Revised 6 April 2020, Accepted 13 April 2020, Available online 17 April 2020, Version of Record 23 April 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106387