The Latest Research on Age-Related Changes in Judgment and Decision-Making

question 25

Multiple Choice

The latest research on age-related changes in judgment and decision-making suggests that older adults utilize less information and take less time to make their choices (when compared to younger adults) . However, there were NO differences in the choices made. The authors suggest that this is because _______.

• A) older adults utilize better inductive reasoning
• B) older adults better utilize deductive reasoning skills
• C) younger adults base their decisions on intuition
• D) younger adults better utilize their procedural memories

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