Decision Making Processes and Outcomes

Decision Making Processes and Outcomes

The primary aim of this study was to examine the contributions of individual characteristics and strategic processing to the prediction of decision quality. Data were provided by 176 adults, ages 18 to 93 years, who completed computerized decision-making vignettes and a battery of demographic and co...

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Main Authors: Julie Hicks Patrick, Jenessa C. Steele, S. Melinda Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/367208
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spelling doaj-ab5eb88f1b87461bb859c1d96890578d2020-11-25T00:22:51ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Aging Research2090-22042090-22122013-01-01201310.1155/2013/367208367208Decision Making Processes and OutcomesJulie Hicks Patrick0Jenessa C. Steele1S. Melinda Spencer2Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6040, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, USADepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, USADepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, USAThe primary aim of this study was to examine the contributions of individual characteristics and strategic processing to the prediction of decision quality. Data were provided by 176 adults, ages 18 to 93 years, who completed computerized decision-making vignettes and a battery of demographic and cognitive measures. We examined the relations among age, domain-specific experience, working memory, and three measures of strategic information search to the prediction of solution quality using a 4-step hierarchical linear regression analysis. Working memory and two measures of strategic processing uniquely contributed to the variance explained. Results are discussed in terms of potential advances to both theory and intervention efforts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/367208
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description The primary aim of this study was to examine the contributions of individual characteristics and strategic processing to the prediction of decision quality. Data were provided by 176 adults, ages 18 to 93 years, who completed computerized decision-making vignettes and a battery of demographic and cognitive measures. We examined the relations among age, domain-specific experience, working memory, and three measures of strategic information search to the prediction of solution quality using a 4-step hierarchical linear regression analysis. Working memory and two measures of strategic processing uniquely contributed to the variance explained. Results are discussed in terms of potential advances to both theory and intervention efforts.
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