Age differences in the effect of framing on risky choice: A meta-analysis

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 688-698

  Best, Ryan ^a   Charness, Neil ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Decision making; Framing

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DYING; EFFECT SIZE; FRAMING BIAS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOSS PREVENTION ACCOUNT; MODERATOR VARIABLE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PROSPECT THEORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940894780     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039447     Document Type: Article

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