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Walasek, Lukasz (2016) Commentary : effects of age and initial risk perception on balloon analog risk task: the mediating role of processing speed and need for cognitive closure. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 . 1320. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01320 ISSN 1664-1078.
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Abstract
A commentary on Effects of Age and Initial Risk Perception on Balloon Analog Risk Task: The Mediating Role of Processing Speed and Need for Cognitive Closure by Koscielniak, M., Rydzewska, K., and Sedek, G. (2016). Front. Psychol. 7:659. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00659
Existing research strongly suggests that age-related changes in the cognitive system influence preferential choice. While the reduction of fluid cognitive ability can lead to sub-optimal decision outcomes (Finucane et al., 2000), experience garnered during one's lifespan can also improve one's decision making (Mata et al., 2007; Bruine de Bruin et al., 2014). How can research on aging and decision making explain such mixed results? A reasonable approach is to adhere to a clear definition of optimality in choice behavior, which must be grounded in principles of cognitive psychology. Indeed, this approach has led many researchers to identify distinct cognitive processes that may be responsible for suboptimal decisions among older adults. Among many, these include memory (Buckner, 2004), perception (Schneider and Pichora-Fuller, 2000), and executive functions (Schiebener and Brand, 2015).
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Decision making, Aging, Cognitive psychology, Older people | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Frontiers in Psychology | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 29 August 2016 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 7 | ||||||||
| Number of Pages: | 3 | ||||||||
| Article Number: | 1320 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01320 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Description: | A commentary on: Effects of age and initial risk perception on balloon analog risk task: the mediating role of processing speed and need for cognitive closure, by Koscielniak, M., Rydzewska, K., and Sedek, G. (2016). Front. Psychol. 7:659. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00659 |
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Funder: | Leverhulme Trust (LT) | ||||||||
| Grant number: | RP2012-V-022 |
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