Understanding the aging decision maker

Human Development

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Mata, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive decision making; Aging; Ecological rationality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECONOMICS; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL CARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849082139     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109836     Document Type: Note

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