成年人的年龄差异是基于价值的决策
1Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Current opinion in psychology
|December 16, 2023
概括
决策和衰老:本综述探讨了损失厌恶和来自收益/损失的动机如何随着年龄的增长而变化,影响注意力和记忆等认知任务.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
背景情况:
- 了解决策中的与年龄相关的变化对于理论见解和实际应用至关重要.
- 基于价值的决策,特别是关于收益和损失的决策,是人类一生中判断的核心.
研究的目的:
- 审查损失厌恶和收益和损失的动机影响如何在成年期内演变.
- 为了检查年龄在获利或损失激励条件下对认知任务执行的影响.
主要方法:
- 文献综述综合现有关于衰老,决策和认知功能的研究.
- 对调查老年人损失厌恶和动机影响的研究进行分析.
- 审查关于激励措施如何影响老年人群注意力,学习和记忆的发现.
主要成果:
- 损失厌恶可能会表现出与年龄相关的变化,影响个人如何衡量潜在的损失与收益.
- 激励的动机力量 (收益和损失) 在成年人一生中会对认知表现产生不同的影响.
- 涉及注意力,学习和记忆的认知任务,根据年龄,对获利/损失激励的反应有所不同.
结论:
- 年龄显著调节基于价值的决策过程,特别是关于风险和奖励的敏感性.
- 未来的研究应该探索调节变量,并完善认知衰老和决策的理论模型.
- 对这些与年龄相关的转变有全面的了解,对于开发有针对性的干预措施和支持系统至关重要.
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