What is the psychology of people who play mahjong every day?

There are roughly two kinds of people who play mahjong every day. One is addiction, with "gambler psychology", eager to win money, and constantly want to fight for it if you lose; There is another kind of boredom, playing mahjong to kill time and not seeking progress.

Today, I will mainly talk about the psychology of the first person.

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman once put forward prospect theory to explain individual decision-making behavior. He put forward that "people's evaluation and decision-making in profit and loss are wrong. Most people will choose to avoid risks in profit and increase risks in loss."

Basic principles of prospect theory:

Decisive effect

Most people are risk-averse when facing profits.

At the end of mahjong, if you win a lot of money, you will hope that the game will end soon and keep this result.

? reflection effect

Most people are risk-averse when faced with losses.

When you lose a lot of money, you want to play a few more games and come back with more money.

Reference dependence

Most people's judgment of gains and losses is often based on the reference point.

When everyone loses money and only 1 wins, you should not think much about fighting. You think it's because that man is lucky today. When everyone wins and you lose, you are persistent in the idea of fighting and your chips are bolder. You'll feel unlucky.

Loss effect

Most people are more sensitive to loss than to gain.

Winning money is generally low-key, and losing money is a big fanfare, even for a few days.

This kind of psychology is often applied to the financial field, and leeks are cut like this. Learn this, and you can stop chasing up and down.