Age-related differences in social economic decision making: The ultimatum game

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-363

  Bailey, Phoebe E ^a   Ruffman, Ted ^b   Rendell, Peter G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Anger; Financial decision making; Prosocial behavior; Ultimatum Game

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANGER; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876536308     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs073     Document Type: Article

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