From: Texas A&M News and Information
Researchers Find That Wisdom Really Does Come With Age
Texas A&M News and Information:
COLLEGE STATION — The adage “with age comes wisdom” may actually ring true, according to psychologists at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.
By examining how aging affects decision-making, researchers concluded that older adults use the experience in decision-making accumulated over their lifetime to determine the long-term utility and not just the immediate benefit before making a choice. However, younger adults tend to focus their decision-making on instant gratification, says Darrell Worthy, a professor of psychology at Texas A&M.
“What we did, and what was new about this experiment, was that we had people perform tasks where the choices they made influenced what rewards were available in the future,” Worthy explains. “Specifically, participants performed decision-making tasks where they had two options, and each option differently affected the rewards available in future trials.”
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This does not surprise me. Most “younger adults” have been raised in what I call the “TV Age” where a vast majority of problems (and rewards) occur in 60 minutes or less.
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