The negativity bias is eliminated in older adults: Age-related reduction in event-related brain potentials associated with evaluative categorization
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Negativity bias was examined during evaluative categorization in older versus younger adults with a focus on brain activity occurring roughly 500 ms after presentation of visual stimuli. Results demonstrated a significant decrease in brain activity to both positive and negative stimuli and an elimination of the negativity bias in older adults.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2006
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Older adults as adaptive decision makers: Evidence from the Iowa gambling task
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The Iowa Gambling Task was used to examine the integration of emotion and cognition in a risky-choice decision task to gain insight into differences in decision-making strategies in younger and older adults. Findings revealed that both groups were successful at solving the task, though they used different strategies.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2005
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Task complexity and older adults' decision-making competence
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A comparison of older versus younger adults' decision performance on simple and complex tasks about health, finance, and nutrition is reported. Results showed that increasing age and task complexity were related to greater comprehension errors and inconsistency in decision making.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2005
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