Age Differences in Decision Making: To Take a Risk or Not?

A controlled laboratory experiment was used to assess the efficacy of the cognitive processes that underlie risk taking decision making in young and elderly people. Thirty-six participants took part in the study; half the subjects were elderly (mean age of 74) and the other half were young adults (m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gerontology (Basel) 1998, Vol.44 (2), p.67-71
Hauptverfasser:	Dror, Itiel E., Katona, Michelle, Mungur, Krishna
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - psychology Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Cognition - physiology Cognition. Intelligence Decision Making Decision making. Choice Experimental Section Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Games, Experimental Humans Male Middle Aged Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Risk-Taking
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