Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions

Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions

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Main Author: Ma, Xiaodong
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
Psychology
Aging
Processing Strategies
Trade-off Decisions
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276920066
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12769200662021-08-03T05:29:14Z Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions Ma, Xiaodong Psychology Aging Processing Strategies Trade-off Decisions <p>The present study explored age differences in emotionally difficult trade-off decisions and the underlying mechanism of the age-related effects. Forty younger adults and 40 older adults finished two decision tasks (i.e., purchasing a car vs. choosing a physician). They were randomly assigned to either the high trade-off difficulty condition or the low trade-off difficulty condition for both decision tasks. MouselabWEB software was used to trace participants' decision making process.</p><p>Results showed that older adults were more likely to use attribute-based processing strategies compared with younger adults in the high trade-off difficulty condition for both tasks. On the other hand, younger adults were more likely to use alternative-based processing strategies compared with older adults in the high trade-off difficulty condition. In the car decision task, the retrospective negative emotion instead of cognitive ability mediated the age-related effects in processing strategies in the high trade-off difficulty condition.</p> 2010-08-14 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276920066 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276920066 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
Aging
Processing Strategies
Trade-off Decisions
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Aging
Processing Strategies
Trade-off Decisions
Ma, Xiaodong
Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions
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title_short Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions
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title_fullStr Age Differences in Processing Strategies of Emotionally Difficult Trade-off Decisions
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