@article{ref1,
title="Age differences in decision making: a process methodology for examining strategic information processing",
journal="Journal of gerontology",
year="1990",
author="Johnson, M. M.",
volume="45",
number="2",
pages="P75-8",
abstract="This study explored the use of process tracing techniques in examining the decision-making processes of older and younger adults. Thirty-six college-age and thirty-six retirement-age participants decided which one of six cars they would purchase on the basis of computer-accessed data. They provided information search protocols. Results indicate that total time to reach a decision did not differ according to age. However, retirement-age participants used less information, spent more time viewing, and re-viewed fewer bits of information than college-age participants. Information search patterns differed markedly between age groups. Patterns of retirement-age adults indicated their use of noncompensatory decision rules which, according to decision-making literature (Payne, 1976), reduce cognitive processing demands. The patterns of the college-age adults indicated their use of compensatory decision rules, which have higher processing demands.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1422",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}