Decision-making competence in younger and older adults: which cognitive abilities contribute to the application of decision rules?
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
; 26(2): 174-189, 2019 03.
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| ID: mdl-29283001
ABSTRACT
Older adults perform worse than younger adults when applying decision rules to choose between options that vary along multiple attributes. Although previous studies have shown that general fluid cognitive abilities contribute to the accurate application of decision rules, relatively little is known about which specific cognitive abilities play the most important role. We examined the independent roles of working memory, verbal fluency, semantic knowledge, and components of executive functioning. We found that age-related decline in applying decision rules was statistically mediated by age-related decline in working memory and verbal fluency. Our results have implications for theories of aging and decision-making.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aptitud
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Envejecimiento
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Cognición
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Toma de Decisiones
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Función Ejecutiva
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Disfunción Cognitiva
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Lenguaje
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Memoria a Corto Plazo
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia