The Effects of Age, Priming, and Working Memory on Decision-Making

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dc.contributor.authorWood, Meagan
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Sheila
dc.contributor.authorGilpin, Ansley
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:58Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:58Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn the current study, we examined the effects of priming and personality on risky decision-making while playing the Game of Dice Task (GDT). In the GDT, participants decide how risky they wish to be on each trial. In this particular study prior to playing the GDT, participants were randomly assigned to one of three priming conditions: Risk-Aversive, Risk-Seeking, or Control. In the Risk-Seeking condition, a fictional character benefitted from risky behavior while in the Risk-Aversive condition, a fictional character benefitted from exercising caution. Although not explicitly stated in the instructions, participants need to make "safe" rather than risky choices to optimize performance on the GDT. Participants were also given Daneman and Carpenter's assessment of working memory task. Interestingly, although older adults self-reported being more cautious than younger adults on the Domain Specific Risk Attitude scale (DOSPERT), older adults made riskier decisions than younger adults on the GDT. However, after controlling for working memory, the age differences on the GDT became insignificant, indicating that working memory mediated the relation between age and risky decisions on the GDT.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWood, M., Black, S., & Gilpin, A. (2016). The Effects of Age, Priming, and Working Memory on Decision-Making. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 119). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010119
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph13010119
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11545
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectdecision-making
dc.subjectworking memory
dc.subjectolder adults
dc.subjectOLDER-ADULTS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRISK-TAKING
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectGAMBLING TASKS
dc.subjectLIFE-SPAN
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSION
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.titleThe Effects of Age, Priming, and Working Memory on Decision-Makingen_US
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