老年人的决策在不好的建议之后做出决定
Tarren Leon1, Gabrielle Weidemann2,3, Phoebe E Bailey1
1Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The British journal of developmental psychology
|March 26, 2024
概括
年长的成年人比年轻的成年人做出更糟糕的选择,不好的建议不会使情况变得更糟. 这两个年龄组都很难从不常见的损失中吸取教训,影响决策.
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.
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 关于建议如何影响老年人的决策存在有限的研究.
- 随着年龄的增长,决策能力可能会发生变化,但外部咨询的影响仍未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 调查不同类型的有害建议对年轻人和老年人的决策的影响.
- 为了比较不同年龄组在各种咨询条件下对爱荷华州博任务 (IGT) 的决策表现.
主要方法:
- 54名老年人和59名年轻人参加了这次活动.
- 参与者在没有收到任何建议或建议有利于不利的甲板后完成了IGT (甲板A:小,频繁的损失;甲板B:大,不频繁的损失).
- 评估了电流体电动图 (EMG),记忆和流体智能.
主要成果:
- 年长的成年人比年轻的成年人做出了更不利的选择.
- 没有发现年龄之间的差异,对不良建议的反应或学习避免甲板A.
- 学习避免甲板B (不常见的损失) 对于这两个年龄组来说都比较慢,并且与老年人的教育程度较低和年轻人的流体智力较低有关.
结论:
- 年长的成年人比年轻的成年人表现出更不利的决策,这种倾向不会被糟糕的建议所放大.
- 这两个年龄组都很难学会避免不经常但更大的损失的选择.
- 个人认知差异,如教育和流体智力,可能会影响特定背景下的决策策略.
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