Framing Effects in Younger and Older Adults

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ID12440802
AutoresS KIM (0000-0001-8468-163X, University of Toronto, autor de correspondencia), D Goldstein (0000-0003-1276-7623), Daniel G Goldstein (0000-0002-0970-5598), Lynn Hasher, Rose T Zacks
Año2005
Volumen60
Número4
PáginasP215-P218
Fecha de publicación2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/60.4.p215
PMID15980289
OpenAlexW2001117071
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25
Referencias citadas15

A growing literature on decision making in older adults suggests that they are more likely to use heuristic processing than are younger adults. We assessed this tendency in the context of a framing effect, a decision-making phenomenon whereby the language used to describe options greatly influences the decision maker's choice. We compared decision making under a standard ("heuristic") condition and also under a "justification" condition known to reduce reliance on heuristics. In the standard condition, older adults were more susceptible than younger adults to framing but the two groups did not differ when participants were asked to provide a justification. Thus, although older adults may spontaneously rely more on heuristic processing than younger adults, they can be induced to take a more systematic approach to decision making

Framing (construction · Aging and Gerontology Research · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Psychology · History