Decision making over the life span /
Samanez-Larkin, Gregory R.
Boston, Mass. : Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences,
2011.
"This volume is a unique, multidisciplinary collection of scholarly reviews encompassing contemporary research on decision making and aging, including work on development and aging, and child and adolescent development. Decision making over the life span presents contributions from a range of researchers at the forefront of this exciting new field that spans neuroscience, economics, and psychology"--Publisher's description.
Title from cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction to Decision making over the life span -- Neuromodulation of reward-based learning and decision making in human aging -- Age differences in risky choice : a meta-analysis -- Future self-continuity : how conceptions of the future self transform intertemporal choice -- Age, time, and decision making : from processing speed to global time horizons -- Decision-making heuristics and biases across the life span -- Everyday problem solving across the adult life span : solution diversity and efficacy.
"This volume is a unique, multidisciplinary collection of scholarly reviews encompassing contemporary research on decision making and aging, including work on development and aging, and child and adolescent development. Decision making over the life span presents contributions from a range of researchers at the forefront of this exciting new field that spans neuroscience, economics, and psychology"--Publisher's description.
Decision making.
Aging
Aging.