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Normal Aging and Decision Making: The Role of Motivation
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Depping, Miriam K.; Freund, Alexandra M. – Human Development, 2011
The main argument of this review is that motivational development associated with normal aging affects decision making. With increasing age, the ratio of gains to losses becomes more and more unfavorable. Reflecting the increasing losses in resources, goal orientation changes from a predominant orientation towards gains in young adulthood to an…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Decision Making, Motivation, Goal Orientation