From: Daily Mail
Listen to your elders! Study shows old people really DO have more wisdom than youth
Daily Mail:
Wisdom really does come from experience.
A new study has found adults aged 60 and over are better at strategising their decisions than those in their late teens and early 20s, who tend to focus on instant gratification.
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University said the findings contradict negative stereotypes elders lose mental edge and reasoning ability with age, showing they are able to make better decisions under some conditions.
Findings from the study, led by Darrell Worthy, professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, and co-authored by University of Texas at Austin psychologist Todd Maddox, will be published in Psychological Science.
Mr Maddox said the study gives insight into the decision-making process, which will help researchers learn more about the effects of ageing in the brain.
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