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The Impact of Age-Related Stereotypes on Risky Decision-Making in the Balloon Analogue Risk Task

Shifts in Prior Beliefs Rather Than Loss Aversion

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ID12440902
AuthorsYi Lü (0000-0001-7614-6661, Cornell University, corresponding author), Shuyao Liao (0009-0005-0399-3866, Peking University), Gu Ma (Peking University), Zheng Guo (0000-0002-2232-5776, Peking University), Tianyuan Li (0000-0002-6187-3580, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen), Yatian Zhou (0009-0000-7782-5105, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen), Yue Yang Sun (0009-0003-5090-3478, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen), Xin Zhang (0000-0003-0184-5868, Peking University)
EditorsKarolina M Lempert (0000-0001-7308-5568, (Psychological Sciences Section))
Year2026
Volume81
Issue5
Publication date2026-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbag045
PMID41857766
OpenAlexW7138894171
LanguageEN
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Findings suggest that age-related stereotypes influence older adults' decision performance in the BART by shifting prior beliefs rather than altering risk or loss preferences, supporting the argument made by the stereotype internalization perspective

Cognition · Cognitive bias · Implicit attitude · Loss aversion · Priming (agriculture · Risk aversion (psychology · Stereotype (UML · Stereotype threat · Aging and Gerontology Research · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Social and Intergroup Psychology

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