Age Differences in Choice Satisfaction: A Positivity Effect in Decision Making

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Kim, Sunghan ^a   Healey, M Karl ^a   Goldstein, David ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^a,b   Wiprzycka, Ursula J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; choice satisfaction; decision making; positivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43049139918     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.1.33     Document Type: Article

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