Greater Emotional Gain from Giving in Older Adults: Age-Related Positivity Bias in Charitable Giving
Older adults have been shown to avoid negative and prefer positive information to a higher extent than younger adults. This positivity bias influences their information processing as well as decision-making. We investigate age-related positivity bias in charitable giving in two studies. In Study 1 w...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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| Online Access: | http://epub.wu.ac.at/5179/1/Bjalkebring_etal_2016_FP_Greater%2DEmotional%2DGain.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00846 |